White-tailed Deer Fawns Visiting My Backyard

Greetings & Salutations, Y'all!

Yesterday afternoon, I found two lovely new visitors to my backyard, a pair of juvenile White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus). These two young fawns hung around in my yard for about ten minutes before heading back into the woods. White-tailed deer are among the most common deer native to both North and South America.

Both of these beautiful creatures are still very young because they have their white spots, which are their natural camouflage. White-tail fawns do not lose these spots until they are around four months old and their coats turn a solid brown, which will happen the closer we get to autumn.

I usually get deer visitors to my backyard year around but only see them from time-to-time. I didn't see any signs of an adult nearby, so I wonder if these two siblings were on their own?

I hope y'all enjoyed my photos of these beautiful babies. Hopefully I'll see them again and get some more photos in the future.

Summer Birds, Plants & Bugs In My Little Corner Of South Carolina (Part Three)

Hello y'all!

This is part three of my three-part photojournal series documenting some of the wonderful sights common with the summer months down here in my small corner of South Carolina. 

The following are the photographs I took of the various diverse insects in and around my hometown. Some of these I found around my house -- and in a few cases inside my house. 

Enjoy.

June Beetles (June bugs) of these type can be seen in the spring
and summer months here in South Carolina.
My grandmother, Carolyn (God rest her soul!) used to tell me
stories about how kids would tie strings around their legs
and watch them fly around as kids.

The beautiful Pandora Sphinx Moth (Eumorpha pandorus). 

My sister's cat Khaleesie found a wasp in the kitchen.

Cicada and June Bug.
Both of these are dead one I found.

Well folks, I hope y'all enjoyed these photos. Have a wonderful Dixie Day, and y'all come back now, ya hear!