Thank you Kurt! I've never seen a white deer, or anything close to it. I assume it's very rare.
He thinks it's a doe, and that the other deer who is a little bigger seen with her is a sibling, possibly male. I wonder, do any of you have the ability to call that?
This one deer had been missing for about 6 weeks and Kurt and his wife were concerned that a hunter had gotten it, because it is a prize to get one with this coloring. He was so happy to see her in the trees again, even though it was hard to see her in the snow.
Thank you Kurt! It's a real treat to see this.
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Wowza, as rare as hen's teeth or a male calico cat! Great photos!
Wow.. what a beautiful critter. Such a treat that it visits your friend. Thanks for posting these photos. :)
I follow the blog At The Farm of a lady named Gail and she has one that she sees frequently, has posted lots of pictures of it. It is also a doe.
She is just gorgeous! And my heart skips a beat to think of how rare she is and how endangered. Thank you so much for sharing these shots! Seems we both were taken with deer this week! Congratulations!
Wow - that is a rare and beautiful sight!
congrats! Neat deer.
Yes! There is a white deer that lives in my area - I've seen it only once, standing on the side of the interstate. I honestly thought I was hallucinating, as I had never HEARD of any such, but I did a bit of research and found there are two kinds of white deer: naturally white and albino. The naturally white deer range from snow white to pale grayish to splotched white mixed with grayish (piebald,) and have brown eyes. Albino deer have pink eyes, and are far more rare. They are protected by law in some states, including my native Tennessee, thank goodness.
I also found that there is a herd of about 300 white deer living on the grounds of the old Seneca Army depot in Seneca County, New York. Their protected future is at stake, or at least, was, when I researched this a while back.
What a rare treat, and your pictures are fascinating! Stopping by from Hilary's site. Congrats on POTW!
congrats on POTW
that sweet deer is like a magical creature
then again I think they're all magical :)
It's so ethereal looking.
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