Triple play!

[JAB]

This picture was taken on a road near where I live.  I drive to and from work on this road pretty much every day of the week and also drive it on most weekends.  I have seen these little guys (or gals?) on multiple occasions over the past, couple of months but this was the first chance I had to get a picture of them (could see them from far enough away as to not spook them and no vehicles behind me.)  The first time I saw them I believe that they were literally (and I am not a person who says 'literally' when I really mean 'figuratively' - I mean 'literally') only a day or two old.  They were, of course, in full spots at the time and, being triplets, were pretty tiny.  Now they each only have a few spots left, mostly on hind quarters.  The mama was with them - she was on around the curve.  We see sets of twins pretty much every year over on the other side of the bluff but this is the first set of triplets I believe I have ever seen.  With the coyotes, etc. we have out there I think it is pretty amazing that the doe was able to keep all three of them alive to this point, especially as she isn't all that big a girl, herself.  She is pretty small for an adult doe.  I figure that now they have a pretty good chance of making it to adulthood.  She must be a danged good mama!

 

Edited September 30, 2016 by JAB
Forgot to attach the danged picture!