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Mother and Son

It was a special moment to spend a quiet hour in the woods with these two beautiful deer. (and fellow friend and photographer, Mike Brown)

This doe's young one is a bit different than most deer as he has a condition called Leucism. Leucistic s a condition in which there is partial loss of pigmentation in an animal resulting in white, pale, or patchy coloration of the skin or hair. I have a cat with this condition.

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When I first saw this young buck I thought it was Albino. But further conversation with Mike confirmed its Leucistic condition.

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Uploaded on January 21, 2017
Taken on January 19, 2017