Muntjac and fawn lying down at night

What are they up to these 2?The fawn at the back seems to be submissive(expected)of the doe and they are the 2 that have featured regularly on this blog.In the last pics the fawn appears to try and suckle but it must be getting a bit old for that now although the last pics of it doing this in front of the cam were not that long ago so the doe may be weaning it.These fawns spend at least their first year with their dams so she might be discouraging it from suckling but gently so it stays with her.......

Muntjac doe and fawn

The muntjac doe and her fawn are showing up often in front of the cam,the doe seems to be eating the brown leaves on the ground of the silver birch which i would of thought to be unpalatable.The acorns are dropping at the moment so many in fact that one nearly hit me on the head the other day.Also dropping are the early,smaller chesnuts and these proove to be a big draw for deer of all shapes and sizes which could be one reason for the increase of big cat activity in these type of wooded areas at this time of year.The oak trees are all over the place but the chesnuts are more locally defined and are more favoured by deer who will askew acorns for chesnuts if given the choice...........

Muntjac doe washing fawn

I am pretty chuffed to get some muntjac fawn pics and this sequence here seems to show the doe being very attentive to her fawn by washing it every now and again.The last 2 pics are 5 nights later so she must be doing it quite often.Haven,t a clue how old the fawn would be but it,s still a bit spotty so can,t be that old maybe 3 1/2 months old if they mature in step with roe but i,m just guessing........