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If you have never had the opportunity to meet a fallow deer in person, I would encourage you to find the opportunity to do so. They are so pretty.

They are beautiful.

They smell like horses, which caught me by surprise because I’ve never come across another animal that smells like a horse. It is a smell that I love. They definitely have a pecking order. Doug fed them some corn and we watched them eat. It was obvious who was higher and who was lower on the pecking order just watching them interact with each other.

I loved their spots. I was amazed at the white outline that goes along their sides and flanks. Their markings reminded me of the Indian petroglyphs and pictographs. It also reminded me of the way the Indians paint their faces and their horses with their fingertips.

And, wow … their eyes. They had these large black pupils surrounded by lots of color. They had beautiful brown eyes.

Their fur looked so smooth and soft.

The first two deer that I got to look at were two males who were penned together. Their antlers are in the velvet stage and I got to touch one of them!!! They were just as soft as they looked. Their antlers were so large and just magnificent.

I really enjoyed my visit with them and I’m very thankful for the opportunity to take their picture.

For more information, google “fallow deer”.