It was a pretty afternoon in the woods. I enjoyed seeing some wildlife: birds, squirrels, armadillos. But I was after deer. Along about sunset, I saw movement behind that group of trees to the left. A deer stepped through that small opening at center and, when it went behind a tree, I raised my bow. It was a doe; as she crossed behind that thin veil of limbs and vines I noticed that she was skinny and bedraggled- looking. She made a low "moo" sound, and another shorter "moo". That's when she noticed me. She wheeled and bounded away with her white tail waving, and two spotted fawns broke from cover and scrambled away after her. What an interesting show! But the two different sounds left me wondering: did those kids have different names?
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