March Twenty-first
The white-tailed deer of the deep forests have dropped their antlers by this time, and a new set has started to grow. (Elk, moose, caribou, and deer have antlers; sheep, goats and cattle have horns, and retain them throughout life.) Antlers are cast off annually, and a new set will grow in about seven months.
Photograph by Alden Lottridge.
NEST OF A MEADOW MOUSE EXPOSED BY MELTING SNOW.