White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)   This little guy was hidden in the grass on a small portion of dry ground between two of the detention ponds. According to the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, there are some 1.25 million deer in North Carolina. White Tail Deer are widely distributed in the Americas, in North America east of the Rocky Mountains, and south into northern South America. Females give birth to one to three spotted fawns in mid- to late spring (May or June). For the first four weeks, the females hide the fawns in vegetation to keep scent levels low and avoid clues for predators. The mothers return to the fawns to nurse them four to five times a day. This strategy keeps scent levels low to avoid predators. High deer density, as in North Carolina, has increased the transmission of tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme disease which infects humans.