Putting on Winter Coats

The seasons will soon be changing as we work our way through the late days of Summer. Some of the neighborhood whitetail deer are changing from their reddish Summer coats to the darker brown Winter coats. This deer is part way through the molting process and has shed its Summer coat from most of its midsection.



The deer in the foreground has almost completed shedding its Summer coat while the deer in the background hasn't started. This molting is more than a fashion statement, but an exchange of a lightweight Summer coat for a warmer Winter coat.