June 11, 2006
Sunday

Ketchikan, Alaska - This sleeping fawn was photographed by Robert Gustafson at Coon Cove on Saturday, June 10, 2006. As you can see this Fawn didn't pick a very good hiding spot.

According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the average life span of the Sitka Black-tailed Deer is about 10 years, but a few are known to have attained an age of at least 15. Fawns are born in late spring.

On the Web:

Alaska Department of Fish & Game Alaska Wildlife Notebook Series
http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/notehome.php

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