When I looked quickly into the viewfinder to take this image, it appeared for a second that I had got me a four-eared fawn:
But, no; it was just the usual playful twins that come through here with their mom at about dawn every three days or so:
Research indicates that older white-tailed does usually birth twin fawns and sometimes triplets. Yearling does usually give birth to one fawn. Fawns average about six to eight pounds at birth, and will weigh about 60-70 pounds by their first winter. Does nurse their fawns about 4 times a day as newborns and will continue nursing them for about 4 months, according to state wildlife reports.
(Images taken in Brooklin, Maine, on July 15, 2024.)