If you know my family at all, you know that we are huge nature lovers! I just had to share this nature tale with you all. We've had a ton of rain in our area lately. All of the farm fields are totally flooded, and in many places the water is running over the back county roads and even the highways. So, my boys and were out and about yesterday, and decided to take the long way home. We were driving at a leisurely pace, noting all of the water everywhere. While slowing down to cross the water over the road we notice a very young fawn standing on the edge of the road. He couldn't have been more than a day or two old. He was wet as could be and shivering. We felt so bad for him. Our best guess is that the spot him momma had him hiding in got flooded, and he moved to the next driest area. That happened to be the road side.
A few miles later the boys spotted a deer swimming down one of the flooded fields. (My boys have X-ray eyes when it comes to spotting wildlife.) Not only was it a deer swimming down the field, but she had a small fawn following it. The fawn got caught in a current and was being swept down the field. Now, this isn't a stream; this is the middle of a corn field that happens to be seriously flooded and actually has a current of moving water. We had to stop and watch the drama unfold. The momma deer made it to a spot where the water wasn't so high, but by that time the little fawn was quite a distance from her. The little guy was swimming, but still being carried away. The momma finally went back out into the water and coaxed the fawn to follow her to drier ground. It was the most amazing thing! I just had to share! :)
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