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Newborn Fawn This fawn was still wet with birth fluids when our next-door neighbor, Diane Goodin discovered it in our woods along the creek that flows to the Occoquan River, VA. Worried that it would die without its mother, Diane fed it milk from a bottle while kneeling on the ground (what a mess her legs were the next day from the poison ivy painted in the foreground). I assured her that its mother was nearby, probably watching us. We photographed it and left the woods. Sure enough when Diane came back a little while later to give it more milk, it was gone, most likely reunited with its mother. Virginia whitetails, Odocoileus virginianus, are medium-sized deer found throughout most of the continental United States, southern Canada, Mexico, Central America, northern portions of South America as far south as Peru, and some countries in Europe. Despite hunting, deer populations have increased in Virginia over the last few decades to the point that they have become pests to many suburban landowners. The framed original watercolor is in a private collection but limited edition prints and note cards are available. Click here for availability and price.