Tracy Weese stepped outside one chilly November morning in Boulder Junction, Wisconsin, and saw something she couldn’t believe – a beautiful, white deer standing in the snow. It was like a dream, with the soft white of the deer blending perfectly with the snowy backyard. Tracy knew this was special, and she quickly grabbed her camera, her heart racing with excitement.
The deer wasn’t just any deer. It was an albino whitetail deer, with pure white fur, pink eyes, and a gentle pink nose. Albino deer are incredibly rare. For every 30,000 deer, only one is born without color like this. They are like little snowflakes, each one unique and hard to find.
Tracy had heard about piebald deer before. Those have white patches mixed with brown, but this deer was all white. She noticed the only bit of brown on the deer was on its head, where it had rubbed against trees. Tracy watched in awe as the deer moved gracefully, unaware of just how rare and special it was.
Deer like this one can grow as tall as a person and weigh as much as 300 pounds. They are big and strong, yet this one looked so gentle and peaceful in the quiet snow. In Wisconsin, these white deer are protected. It is illegal to hunt them, and this gave Tracy comfort. She knew this deer would live safely in its winter wonderland for a while longer.
But life isn’t always easy for albino deer. They can have trouble seeing or hearing, and their bright white fur makes it harder for them to hide from predators. Most albino deer don’t live as long as other deer, and many never grow up. Tracy felt a little sad thinking about this.
Still, for that moment, she was just happy to witness something so rare and magical. The snow fell softly around them, and the world seemed quiet and peaceful. As she snapped her pictures, Tracy knew she would never forget this beautiful creature, a gift from nature.
Maybe this was a once-in-a-lifetime sight, and she felt so lucky to have seen it. The wonder of that white deer would stay in her heart forever.
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