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I was very surprised to see a black colored White-tailed Deer fawn this evening behind my house. I have seen some very dark White-tailed Deer in this area in the past:
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/816864
but not one like this. These are just quick shots, taken against the light and as the deer were rapidly moving away, but this black fawn can be seen in company with normally colored fawns. I will be trying to get more and better shots in the next few days.

intersex-plumaged mallard. This individual has been here since last year but I've finally been able to get good photos.
Observations of this individual have yielded no attempted breeding behavior, as well as a lack of food and territorial (perching/sleeping spot) aggression.

why is this caterpillar split in half exactly down the middle with two different colors. ive heard of bilateral gynandromorphism, so i was wondering if this was that or if its just random that its perfectly split in half by color?