{"id":122963,"date":"2024-03-06T04:26:05","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T11:26:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=122963"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:17:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:17:12","slug":"white-tailed-deer-does-plus-a-fawn-at-sequoyah-nwr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/03\/06\/white-tailed-deer-does-plus-a-fawn-at-sequoyah-nwr\/","title":{"rendered":"White-tailed Deer Does Plus A Fawn At Sequoyah NWR"},"content":{"rendered":"

I photographed these White-tailed Deer does with a fawn last June at Reeve’s Slough, which is part of Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge<\/span><\/a> in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

I didn’t have my camera gear with me so my dear friend, Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>, graciously loaned me his Canon R7 and his 100-500mm lens. These deer photos were taken on my second day of using his Canon gear and my first trip to this refuge.<\/p>\n

\"White-tailedWhite-tailed Deer doe and fawn in lotuses \u2013 Canon R7, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 800, Canon RF 100-500 mm at 500m, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

When I walked down to the edge of the slough and saw the deer, I called out to Steve, who was in the parking area, and told him about the does and the fawn. There was no disguising the joy in my voice, it bubbled out like clear water from an underground spring!<\/p>\n

The adorable baby deer was hard to see through the large lotus leaves at times, but just catching a peek of that spotted fawn made me do a happy dance. The does watched the fawn carefully as it learned to use its legs.<\/p>\n

\"White-tailedWhite-tailed Deer doe at Reeve’s Slough \u2013 Canon R7, f6.3, 1\/800, ISO 640, Canon RF 100-500 mm at 428m, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

As Steve and I stood side by side on the dock at the slough, the does grazed on the lotus leaves while the fawn had a case of the zoomies among the lotuses.<\/p>\n

\"DoeDoe White-tailed Deer in lotus leaves \u2013 Canon R7, f6.3, 1\/800, ISO 6400, Canon RF 100-500 mm at 428m, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

White-tailed deer aren’t found in Utah, so I was thrilled to have seen them in Oklahoma and Arkansas. Seeing a fawn was even better!<\/p>\n

The does and fawn were on the other side of the slough, and even though they knew we were there, they kept on feeding with a few occasional glances in our direction.<\/p>\n

\"White-tailedWhite-tailed Deer doe at the edge of Reeve’s Slough \u2013 Canon R7, f7.1, 1\/800, ISO 640, Canon RF 100-500 mm at 500m, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Reeve’s Slough is covered in lotuses during the growing season, with a few water lilies mixed in. The vegetation at the edge of the water is lush and vibrantly green.<\/p>\n

\"MorningMorning light on Reeve’s Slough in June – Samsung cell phone photo
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

There is plenty for the whitetails to eat in the area and there was even more for my eyes to feast upon. It felt peaceful just being there.<\/p>\n

\"White-tailedWhite-tailed Deer does with a fawn at Sequoyah NWR \u2013 Canon R7, f8, 1\/800, ISO 800, Canon RF 100-500 mm at 500m, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

All the greenery did make it challenging to get clear photos of the young, spotted fawn. My glimpses of it were truly delightful, though. Having these deer in my viewfinder brought me much joy.<\/p>\n

I’ve learned that Reeve’s Slough looks much different once the growing season ends and the lotus leaves disappear under the water.<\/p>\n

Steve’s photos and videos of White-tailed Deer at this slough during other times of the year are simply wonderful. Visit his site to view and listen to his videos, learn more about the deer, and see his photos. You will love them, I promise. I’ve linked to his White-tailed Deer posts here<\/span><\/a>, enjoy! The videos make me feel as if I am at the refuge again.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my White-tailed Deer photo plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I photographed these White-tailed Deer does with a fawn last June at Reeve’s Slough, which is part of Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13973,13974,1763],"tags":[13978,5772,3801,7102,4097,4056,4113,4070,6583,13977,13980,13979,4456,13975,13976,165,3996,13051,9973,3896,5063,4193],"class_list":["post-122963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oklahoma","category-sequoyah-national-wildlife-refuge","category-white-tailed-deer","tag-american-lotus","tag-baby","tag-deer","tag-deers","tag-doe","tag-does","tag-fawn","tag-female","tag-leaves","tag-lotus","tag-lotuses","tag-nelumbo-lutea","tag-odocoileus-virginianus","tag-reeves-slough","tag-slough","tag-spring","tag-water","tag-white-tailed-deer","tag-whitetails","tag-wildflower","tag-yellow-wildflowers","tag-young"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/white-tailed-Deer-doe-and-fawn-lotus-leaves-mia-mcpherson-0512.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-vZh","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":113739,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/06\/10\/white-tailed-deer-does-and-fawn\/","url_meta":{"origin":122963,"position":0},"title":"White-tailed Deer Does And Fawn","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 10, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"The first mammals I photographed at Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma were deer. 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