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Cuteness and Grace

Delicate and oozing cuteness, two mule deer fawns check out the photographer.
Delicate and oozing cuteness, two mule deer fawns check out the photographer.
Courtesy/David Trembla
Elk can move in a series of stiff-legged jumps called “pronking” or "stotting," with all four feet hitting the ground together. This gait offers two advantages: it allows the deer to out-distance predators in rough terrain, and to see above the thick brush. If necessary, they can turn or completely reverse direction in the course of a single bound.
Elk can move in a series of stiff-legged jumps called “pronking” or "stotting," with all four feet hitting the ground together. This gait offers two advantages: it allows the deer to out-distance predators in rough terrain, and to see above the thick brush. If necessary, they can turn or completely reverse direction in the course of a single bound.
Courtesy/David Tremblay
Two elk calves still sport their spots, although they tower over their smaller neighbors, the mule deer.
Two elk calves still sport their spots, although they tower over their smaller neighbors, the mule deer.
Courtesy/Matthew Midgett
A male and female Montezuma quail hiding out in the tall grass in Lincoln County.
A male and female Montezuma quail hiding out in the tall grass in Lincoln County.
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Two more mule deer fawns romp by a wood pile north of Ruidoso.
Two more mule deer fawns romp by a wood pile north of Ruidoso.
Courtesy/David Tremblay