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Young deer with a blonde coat

Young deer with a blonde coat
I could not find any explanation about this color, but there are photos by other people. www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-272190-1.html Perhaps they are a variation of piebald deer, which are white with dark patches. No, it's definitely not an albino, it lacked the red eyes and pink nose and lips. This was shot through my car windshield.

AA282 Not my animals.

Jeff Farley, Marie-claire Gallet, , Don Barrett (aka DBs travels) and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Gudrun
Gudrun club
They don't seem to be shy at all! The white one is a lovely colour.
7 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Gudrun club
These are "town deer," which means they live around small towns, but they do that for the juicy gardens, not for the company! It's against the law to feed them, though, because they attract mountain lions and wolves. I'm not sure if that is enforced very much, but there was a mtn lion incident in the yard of someone who threw apples on his lawn to feed deer. That was a shock! Very close to where I was living at the time.
7 years ago.
 Marko Novosel
Marko Novosel club
Is this some kind of fenced park or its wilderness?
7 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Marko Novosel club
It's at the end of a road, near a river and a small village. There aren't "deer parks" here like in Europe and the deer aren't tame. But, they do go in people's yards to eat their flowers and apples! Thank you, Marko!
7 years ago.
 L. L. Wall
L. L. Wall club
Of the little series, I think I like this one the best: nice composition and informational too.

Back East, in the Whitetail population, actual albinos are very rare, and of low survivability lacking camouflage. Dedicated outdoorsmen/hunters are probably aware of individuals with extremely light-colored coats. Also very rare are those with a pinto-pattern.
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to L. L. Wall club
Yes, those pinto ones are called piebald, which just means spotted. I read some things on hunting forums, people asking what these blonde ones were and if anyone else had seen one. On the other hand, there is a lot of information about albino and piebald deer. So, the blondies are a mystery.
7 years ago.
 Sylvain Wiart
Sylvain Wiart
unique garment in her wardrobe !
7 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Sylvain Wiart
Oui, Sylvain! Très chic!
7 years ago.
 Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
I don't recall ever seeing such. I looked to see if 'albino' would be correct, but apparently to be considered an example of albinism she would have to have pink eyes.
7 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
Yes, and a pink nose and ears. I searched and searched online after finding this beauty and could not get a "diagnosis" for this specific variation. I discovered that a couple of other people couldn't, either. I suppose I should just call the Wildlife people.
7 years ago.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to Diane Putnam club
Looking at the picture again it reminded of a situation I had seem many years ago at Point Reyes, so looked up 'deer at Pt. Reyes'. Per the Pt Reyes website (link below), there are fallow deer there. The fallow deer, some of whom are white, are non-native and dangerous to the native stock. The Wikipedia page has pictures of fallow deer, including white ones:

Pt Reyes: www.nps.gov/pore/learn/nature/nonnativespecies_deer.htm

Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallow_deer
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
Interesting, Don. The first possibility I came up with was piebald deer, but they have spots of dark in a very white fur. However, I just now read in this article:
www.buckmanager.com/2007/07/17/piebald-deer-what-are-they
that they tend to have a "Roman nose. The one I saw does.
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
AWWWWWWWWW so adorable, both !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
Thanks very much, Marie-claire!
6 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
Really superb Diane, thank you for posting to Fur, Fin and Feather.
6 years ago.
Diane Putnam club has replied to Jeff Farley
YOu're welcome, Jeff!
6 years ago.
 Peggy C
Peggy C club
Seen in- ARCHIVE AIRINGS AA-282-NOT MY ANIMALS
5 years ago.

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