Ear Cleaning at Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park

A mother white-tailed deer cleans its fawns ear in Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park. #toocute

White-tailed Deer Fawns in Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park

Big Buck in Early Morning Sunlight, Shenandoah National Park

Cute White-tailed Deer Fawn, Shenandoah National Park

Although the two days I spent in Shenandoah National Park last June were mostly rainy with heavy fog, I managed to get close enough to this adorable just-born fawn for some clear images. The white-tailed deer fawn may be my favorite baby animal and this photo alone would have made the trip worthwhile.

First-Light Buck, Shenandoah National Park

Old Rag Mountain, Shenandoah National Park

The Warning Flag, Leaping Whitetail Fawn, Shenandoah NP

A slight going-away body position shows off the namesake white tail nicely.

Alert Whitetail Buck, Shenandoah National Park

Twin White-tailed Deer Fawns, Shenandoah National Park

Twin white-tailed deer fawns walk in step through Shenandoah National Park.

Buck Looking Back, Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park

After a cleaning session (see the ruffled fur on his back?), this buck glances toward the doe that he is tending.

Shenandoah National Park Sunset

Another amazing sunset at Shenandoah National Park.

White-tailed Deer Fawn holding Branch, Shenandoah National Park

A white-tailed deer fawn explores its new world, playing with a branch in this image.

Alert 10-Point Whitetail Buck, Shenandoah National Park

Shenandoah Black Bear

A mother black bear pauses in a small clearing near Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park.

High-Stepping Fawn in the Meadow, Shenandoah National Park

Mercury Transit of the Sun

Composing the Buck in the Brush, Shenandoah National Park

Double Ear Cleaning at Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park

Black Bear in Ferns, Shenandoah National Park

Whitetail Fawns – Cutest Animals on the Face of this Tlanet?

Whitetail Buck Wrapping a Pine Branch Around Its Face, Shenandoah National Park

Alert Whitetail Fawn, Shenandoah National Park

Spring in Shenandoah National Park Brings Fawns, Ferns and ... Black Bears

Adorable Twin Fawns in Shenandoah National Park

Mr. Unique, Whitetail Buck, Shenandoah National Park

Fawn in Spring Green Flora, Shenandoah National Park

Communicating Threat, Whitetail Buck, Shenandoah National Park

Photographing Large Ferns in the Fog, Shenandoah National Park

Bedded Whitetail Buck Looking Cute, Shenandoah National Park

Whitetail Buck in the Forest, Shenandoah National Park

Old Double Brow Tine Whitetail Buck, Shenandoah National Park