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May and June are the most crucial months for whitetail deer. It’s when does have their fawns – replenishing a population and putting a future generation on the ground. Readers have been seeing fawns more frequently, and sightings will continue to increase as summer progresses. It also brings about a timely reminder not to pick up a fawn that appears abandoned. Fawns lie motionless as a defense technique, and the mother is usually nearby watching.

The fawn in these photos got an early start. Gary Cobb snapped these photos on May 11 in Forkston Township, which he said is the earliest he has ever seen a newborn fawn in that area. The photos display the delicate nature of a newborn fawn. They also show how strong, and immediate, the bond is between the fawn and its mother.

Capture anything interesting on your hand-held or trail camera? A nice buck, bear, coyote or any other wildlife? We’d love to see it. Each week, we’ll run photos from a reader’s trail camera on the Sunday Outdoors page. Email your photo, along with date and area it was taken (township is fine), and any other details to [email protected].

— Tom Venesky