These aren't good pictures because they are from my old trail camera in the woods. I have had this one battery operated trail camera for a long time. I check it once in a while but rarely do I see anything of interest. I have a lot of squirrels and raccoons. Deer come and go down the trail but nothing very note worthy. Imagine my surprise when I checked the camera this morning. These photos are of a doe just minutes before she gives birth. At about 9:12 AM on May 18, 2025 she is leisurely grazing. It was nothing that got my attention but in the next frame (at (9:40 AM) she was running with her tail held high, then at 9:49 AM she is walking toward the camera with a little one barely able to walk. What a thrill! Exactly one day later she is with her baby. I am sure the baby was hidden in the woods, and I probably walked right past it because because there are many pictures of her afterward where she is just grazing alone in the area. I have to keep my eyes open. I haven't been paying attention. The little one would be just over two weeks old now.
I have no way of knowing if this is the little baby because they all look alike. I saw another pregnant Doe on another camera later on May 18th. She was obviously very pregnant.
