White-Tailed Deer and Eastern Hemlock

by Don Balke

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White-Tailed Deer and Eastern Hemlock

Artist

Don Balke

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Painting - Watercolor On Watercolor Paper

Description

A White-tailed Deer, the picture of grace and beauty, bounds away, his upright tail flashing behind him like a white banner. The White-tailed Deer buck is the most hardy and abundant big game animal in North America. White-tailed Deer sport magnificent antlers with dominant main beams and unbranched rising tines. Males fight with their antlers in the fall, lose them in late winter, and grow new ones in late spring. These antlers begin as simple projections laced with blood vessels that carry nourishment. This covering is known as "velvet." In early autumn, the antlers attain their full growth, blood supply stops and they harden. Stags then rub off the velvet. Most bucks are polygamous and fawns are born to their mates each spring, usually twins but sometimes triplets. For the first few weeks, the fawns stay concealed while their mothers browse for food. By September the fawns are weaned, and have grown their brownish-gray coat. Then they are able to join the over eight million deer that roam throughout the United States.

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Artwork Copyright © 1979 Wind River Studios Holdings, Inc. All Rights Reserved under United States and international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, transmit, or otherwise exploit the Artwork in any way. Any sale of the physical original does not include or convey the Copyright or any right comprised in the Copyright. WRSH Stock Number XB05272

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March 21st, 2022

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