tsterling Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 We've seen this little pinto-colored fawn several times over the last few weeks, but haven't been able to get photos until today, poor as this image is. There is a race of white deer (not albinos) that are on the San Juan, Fidalgo and Whidbey islands (Washington the state, not the puzzle palace), so obviously there is a little of that in this fawn's background! And its' sibling is a normal looking brown fawn, although we're wondering if the pinto fawn is an adopted orphan because we haven't seen these two together before and the two are very different sizes. Everybody say "AWWWWWWWW" Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Estes Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Very Cool Tom, Would be a cool family addition to the deer I have out my Mt Rainier. I imagine its a genetic aberration since more than likely its a small population, the only way they could get off the island is over deception pass and over the bridges by anacortes. Quote just use common sense.......dude your boned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd Gdula Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Good catch, Tom. I live in upstate NY, and we call them piebald. They are really rare - I've only ever seen one. -Todd www.toddblades.com "Geometry says how sharp, steel says how long." - Roman Landes, Ashokan 2009 "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." - George Orwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Furrer Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Similar white deer in NorthCentral Wisconsin..they are protected there. They have been there for a LONG time. Occasionally they wander out of the area and get shot during the season. http://wpt.org/npa/iw20090326whiteDeer.cfm The above video is worth six minutes of your life. Ric Richard Furrer Door County Forgeworks Sturgeon Bay, WI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsterling Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Similar white deer in NorthCentral Wisconsin..they are protected there. They have been there for a LONG time. Occasionally they wander out of the area and get shot during the season. http://wpt.org/npa/iw20090326whiteDeer.cfm The above video is worth six minutes of your life. Ric Good link Ric, thanks! Enjoyed the watching, they're really spectacular looking deer - but I suspect they're really just survivalist and militia deer wearing sniper snow suits in the winter, but that's just me! Of course, those in the video are albinos, ours here in the islands aren't albinos - as the pinto fawn demonstrates. You don't get partial albinism, it's either all or nothing. Tom Tom SterlingTom's Instagram Tom's FacebookSterling Sculptures Web Site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSJackson Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 We have the occaisional piebald around here too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan P. Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Of course, those in the video are albinos, ours here in the islands aren't albinos - as the pinto fawn demonstrates. You don't get partial albinism, it's either all or nothing. Tom I feel a little petty, as this is my first post in a long time, but you do get partial albinism; it is called vitiligo, and affects people with dark skin. -Dan http://www.prendergastknives.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Sexstone Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Great threat Tom & Ric & Dan Thanks , I learned a lot... It looked like their antlers were on the white side also... Is that true? Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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