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Young Black Tails
On 07/24/2024 06:35 am by Cecille Kennedy| Depoe Bay, Oregon
Two black-tailed deer-a yearling buck and a doe-walking in my neighborhood in the early morning.
"Black-tailed bucks have antlers, females don't. Male fawns begin growing antler buttons at 6 to 8 months old. These become full-size antlers in four to five years. Their antlers develop under a layer of skin called velvet. The velvet dries up and peels off once the antlers have fully developed. Shed annually, between December and March, antlers wind up on the forest floor, providing a source of calcium for other animals. New antlers appear between April and August. They become bigger and have more branches each year." animals.mom. com
Nikon P1000
crop, contrast Photoshop