My Dear Heart
by Nava Thompson
Title
My Dear Heart
Artist
Nava Thompson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This is one of twin fawns on the backroads. This is the friendly one--the other one is bashful. White-tailed Deer range map The white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), also known as the Virginia deer or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized deer native to the United States (all but five of the states), Canada, Mexico, Central America, and South America as far south as Peru. It has also been introduced to New Zealand and some countries in Europe, such as Finland, Czech Republic, and Serbia. In the Americas, it is the most widely distributed wild ungulate.
In North America, the species is most common east of the Rocky Mountains, and is absent from much of the western United States, including Nevada, Utah, California, Hawaii, and Alaska (though its close relatives, the black-tailed or mule deer Odocoileus hemionus, can be found there). While black-tailed deer prefer rough, open areas with hills, the white-tailed deer is a woodland species. It does, however, survive in aspen parklands and deciduous river bottomlands within the central and northern Great Plains, and in mixed deciduous riparian corridors, river valley bottomlands, and lower foothills of the northern Rocky Mountain regions from South Dakota and Wyoming to southeastern British Columbia, including the Montana Valley and Foothill grasslands. The conversion of land adjacent to the northern Rockies into agriculture use and partial clear-cutting of coniferous trees (resulting in widespread deciduous vegetation) has been favorable to the white-tailed deer and has pushed its distribution to as far north as Prince George, British Columbia. Populations of deer around the Great Lakes have also expanded their range northwards, due to conversion of land to agricultural uses favoring more deciduous vegetation, and local caribou and moose populations. The westernmost population of the species, known as the Columbian white-tailed deer, once was widespread in the mixed forests along the Willamette and Cowlitz River valleys of western Oregon and southwestern Washington, but today its numbers have been considerably reduced, and it is classified as near-threatened. The white-tailed deer is well-suited for its environment.
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July 31st, 2012
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Comments (10)
Doug Kreuger
Okay, so this one got a little camera shy. Offer her/him a cookie... (-: L/F
Nava Thompson replied:
Doug---you are right---I should have cookies or left over pancakes to offer. The little ones are so sweet. L/F
James Hammen
Absolutely perfect Nava Jo! Love these little guys... v/f
Nava Thompson replied:
Thanks James--same here--love the little fawns--this one--came running toward us with his tail wagging--but he stopped short of where we were. Appreciate your comments and v/f!
Nava Jo Thompson
Nadine and Bob--thank you for featuring 'My Dear Heart' in USA Artist News DAILY Limit 1!
Nava Jo Thompson
Heidi--thank you for featuring 'My Dear Heart'--in Getting the Light Right. It was a challenge to 'get the light right' with these little twins--it was either too dark--or they would hide in under the leaves--this was a good day. ;)
Nava Jo Thompson
Karen--I love this little guy--he was the friendly one--acted more like a puppy. Thank you for featuring 'My Dear Heart' in 'Blank Greeting Cards'!!
Nava Jo Thompson
Claude--thanks so much for featuring 'My Dear Heart' in 'Wall art for children's rooms'.
Nava Jo Thompson
Randy--thank you for your work in 'Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery'--and featuring 'My Dear Heart'!!
Nava Jo Thompson
Sandi--I appreciate so much the feature of this little fawn--'My Dear Heart'--in 'Beauty of this World'. :)