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Zippy and her clan let me hang out for a while today. She's keeping an eye on her yearling son, who's browsing about 60 ft behind me.

We met 3 years ago!
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"Zippy" is shedding her winter coat. She's one of the refuge's more recognizable does. She has a huge overbite that makes you wonder how she can feed herself, and she's on the small side; a pronounced roman nose and splotchy skewbald coat complete the homely package. She's also getting on in years and looking fairly bony this spring.

f/5.6, 1/500, 300mm, ISO 320

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Zippy is doing well. As are the two fawns - a buck and a doe - she had this summer. Keep an eye out for her: she's a distinctively Roman-nosed skewbald and likes to browse in and around the Warbler Wood.

f/4, 1/200, 500mm, ISO 800

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I didn't go looking for deer yesterday, but they showed up anyway. So here's a portrait of one of Zippy's sons, born in 2010. The strapping yearling has little in common with last winter's ball of fluff (shown below.)

f/4, 1/160, 500mm, ISO 1000

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I finally got a closer look at Zippy's fawns. The size difference suggests there's a girl and a boy.

f/5, 1/500, 500mm, ISO 800

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