This tiny guy is waiting for his mom in my front yard.

[sinkingfeeling]

[Arkansas Granny]

1. My son discovered twins in his front yard a couple of weeks ago. They were still damp.

[kiri]

12. more deer babies die by human intervention than by abandonment

Wildlife conservation urges that more deer babies are killed by human intervention than by abandonment. They urge: Leave the fawn alone.

OTH, there are so many excess deer doing so much damage to our woods and wild spaces, I think the fewer deer that reproduce, the better.

[Arkansas Granny]

13. He had seen mama get up and move away so he took a couple of pictures and left them alone.

He has several deer that follow a trail through the woods just behind his house. They don't seem bothered by his presence any more and will watch him from a respectable distance while he does his chores.

[Phoenix61]

2. I read a neat article about that.

Apparently, when they are really young they don’t have a scent so the moms forage away from them to keep them safe from predators. They aren’t like horses and take a little bit to get their legs working. It was to let people know they weren’t lost or abandoned and not to move them. Oh... and so cute!!! Squeeeee!!!

[Canoe52]

10. Local wildlife vet here says if mom leaves them on the edge of a roadway or somewhere they are in

danger, it’s ok to move them off the road where they are out of danger. Our scent on them won’t bother mom.

[redstatebluegirl]

3. I needed this sweetness this morning!

[Fla Dem]

4. Wow, nice up close pic. Let us know when mom comes to pick him up from day care.

[niyad]

5. Awwwwwwwwww

[SheltieLover]

6. Gorgeous!

Thanks for sharing. Please let us know when mom picks him up?

[Bayard]

7. Oh my gosh that's sweet!

Are you in the country or suburban?

[sinkingfeeling]

8. Right near downtown of a small city.

[Scarsdale]

9. Great photo.

He is adorable. Mom will be back, I'm sure.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

11. "Searching for that four-leafed clover"

Beautiful shot, Sinkingfeeling. Thanks for the reprieve from insanity this morning!

Hope the little fellow makes it OK........

[rocktivity]

14. fawn vs cat

rocktivity

[3catwoman3]

21. "Please play with me - pleeeeeeease!"

Quite entertaining.

[HockeyMom]

15. I now live across road from State Game Lands

Females of the same species (deer, turkey, ducks) always travel together, with young and without. You will almost never see a male with them. I call them the "Girls Clubs".

A female of the same species will adopt a young one as her own. Hearing distress signal from them? Since you live in a small city, just make sure he is out of harms way, as near traffic. If something happened to his mother, another doe will take care of him. Survival of the species.

[sinkingfeeling]

16. I'm getting worried about him. He got up, on very shaky legs, and

moved about 10 feet up against the house. He's been alone for almost 8 hours that I'm aware of. Do I just continue to wait for his mom until morning?

[Bayard]

17. Another great pic!

If its been 8 hours, without feeding, I think I would call a wildlife rescue. Maybe something happened to the mom, or he has something wrong that would cause her to abandon him. But he really needs nourishment.

[Niagara]

19. If you can, please wait for his mom to return.

I believe it's normal for her to be gone for up to 12-24 hours foraging for food. I know his/her "helpless" factor is a valid concern, please have a little more patience for Momma to return.

[Niagara]

18. Awww.

So sweet!

[liberalla]

20. Do we have an update or sighting of Mama deer?

[sinkingfeeling]

23. No. He's still against the house and it's raining. I thought she'd return

at twilight, but nothing yet.

[liberalla]

24. Thank you for update

poor baby!

[sinkingfeeling]

25. She came for him just as it turned dark. I made another post.

[Rhiannon12866]

27. Here's the follow up post:

Mama deer came back!!
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181368530

[InnocentOne]

22. Awe, Bambi