Photographer snaps viral photo of deer wandering into baby photo shoot

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Monday, November 2, 2015
Photographer Megan Rion captured the intimate moment where a deer named Maggie approached a resting infant during the child's photo shoot.
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A photographer captured an incredible viral image of a baby deer wandering into a newborn's photo shoot.

Megan Rion told ABC News that Maggie the fawn appeared when she was taking photos of 1-month-old Conner at Sam Houston Jones State Park in Louisiana on Oct. 20. Rion says the deer has appeared in several of her shoots in the past.

Photographer Megan Rion captured the moment when a fawn named Maggie wandered in during a baby's autumn-themed photo shoot.
Imagine That Photography by Megan Rion
Imagine That Photography by Megan Rion

"We've seen her in about five different photo shoots," Rion told ABC News. "I didn't even know she was going to show up at the spot where I like to take pictures at."

Rion says that Maggie the deer has appeared in many of her other photo shoots.
Imagine That Photography by Megan Rion
Imagine That Photography by Megan Rion

The photographer uploaded picture of the wild encounter to her Facebook page, where it was shared over 1,300 times.

"I think it made it a great work of art," Rion said. "It's gotten way bigger than I thought it would be. In the first 24 hours it had already gone viral."

Rion called the experience "magical" and said she plans on returning to the same spot for future sessions in hopes the deer will return.