Beautiful picture!

Wow! I hope he/she is not abandoned.

I'm going to check on it in a few minutes. I noticed fresh deer tracks under one of our arbors, shortly before I found this baby. We have coyotes, so I'm hoping mama will be back for it.

Wow. Such a great find.

OMG!!!! So pretty!!!!

Really, really cute. Always fun to see.

No does have left any here yet this year. They are coming to eat (and no, they are not invited, I've been out spraying deer repellent for the last 45 minutes), must be leaving the kids at day care ;)

A cute baby! I am sure the mother is not far away.

Awwww. Have a friendly discussion with her that she can't come back to munch on your garden. Teach them when they're young. :)))

It's still there--what an obedient baby. Usually the deer wander out of the scrub at dusk, so I was hoping that it had been reclaimed.

chessey35, how long does a doe usually leave a fawn unattended? It must have been hidden there since very early this morning.

I just checked again--it has turned around, but is still curled up in the same spot. I'll check on it in the morning, but lol, I want to take it a blanket. :)

So sweet. Do hope mama is nearby taking care of her baby.

wow, so cute, they are such lovely animals.

Don't mess with the fawn. It was doing what new fawns do when approached - freeze. Mother knows exactly where it is and will return for feeding time. That may be after dark because mother does not wish to disclose its location. Become concerned only if after 2 days, it appears to be weak. The fawn you photographed was very much alert.

Jemdandy is right. Also note that at this age, the fawns have little to no scent, which is why momma can leave them in a hidden spot and not worry about them.

Please give us an update though....and if the fawn is still there, please contact your local wildlife folks.

We found one last summer at the edge of our garden out back. We set up the field camera and viewed the card the next day, the Mother returned around 9 that night and it followed her away. We have a lot of coyotes also.

Sue in Central Indiana

Lucky you! Great suggestions from those who know. I too thought the doe would return at night, when it's safe.

Sweet. My husband found some baby bunnies in a flower bed the other day. Snuggled up in the irises. He went about his mowing and when he came back they were gone. Haven't seen them since.

What a sweet baby!! Good idea to set up the camera, glad the baby is safe.

The fawn is still there--I hoped that human scent around its hiding place might induce the doe to move it during the night. It still appears alert, and not dehydrated--I checked the temporal area, and the skin on its back, so I'll wait to call the wildlife hotline until it seems in distress.

It's not in a good location, although well hidden from sight, only a few feet from our drainage ditch and road. Except for the high grass in the swale in which it's hidden, there is open yard and fields all around it--the doe would be seen easily unless she visits only after dark. Had she left the fawn in the fence line at the back of the property, I would never have discovered it, but maybe she sensed that it would be more protected from wild predators if left on the edge of human-scented territory.

Thank you all--I'll let you know what happens.

The fawn has been reclaimed! I checked it last evening before starting to mow, and it had moved (or been moved) farther from the road--about 12 feet into the swale. It was sunnier yesterday, and the original hiding place was exposed on one side, so it had moved to a cooler location, completely surrounded by tall grass. The fawn was still alert--it looked at me and curled its lip as if warning me away--I suppose that means its instincts are developing normally. Reminded me of a goat scenting, so it might have been trying to decide if I was friend or foe.

This morning when I checked, there's nothing but a hollow in the grass where it lay. The deer are too numerous in our area, and a menace on the roads, but it was very special to watch this baby for a couple of days. I hope it has a happy ending.

That make me feel relieved. Ahhh. I was a little worried about this little one and would have fretted terribly if I were you, because I'm not used to living near wildlife. You did all the right things. :)

Thank you!

glad the outcome was good...as I was making breakfast a deer strolled thru the yard nibbling on my flowering tree, lol... it was early enough before the speeders hit our street...

Oh I'm so glad. Mamas and babies, of all kinds, belong together.

Awww...so cute, though I feel different when they eat things.

A happy update, thanks.

Update: Today when I went to the mailbox I saw a single doe and fawn cross the road. They looked my direction and hesitated before crossing from the soybeans into the taller corn--a few seconds earlier, or later, and I would have missed them. I'd like to think that the fawn was my baby. ;)

Aaaahhhhh, It is so cute all snuggled in there. I'm glad that you saw it before you mowed it over.

I'm so happy that you knew not to take it...Human scent will not deter a Momma from her baby if it's in danger but really best just left alone...I know it was fun to watch. We have a million here and see them all the time. I live in the country and they stand in my back yard and nurse the babies..

We had one, too, recently. Momma parked it next to where two fenced-in yards come together. The kids came and looked, but did not touch (moms were in attendance). That evening momma deer came back for it and in the morning they both were gone. Well.......not really gone because they hang out in our neighborhood. We back up onto a preserve and the deer must think our gardens are the place they can "go out" to eat!! LOL

Mamagoose, I meant to say that I really liked your picture. That baby is adorable.

Awww,how cute is that !!

Mama always know what general vicinity her fawn is in and will come to it and make a certain sound that calls the fawn to her. That is delightful to witness. But if humans are around, the doe will wait until she thinks the coast is clear. The only time you should interfere with the phone is if it is in obvious distress by pacing and crying or bleating or if you can see the mother is dead. So glad it all turned out!

Or the fawn... :)