Animals on Long Island

These fallow deer usually have a brown coat with white spots. You can see them more commonly in the summertime. Plain deerblack and plain white deer are known but very uncommon. These fallow deer are over 4 feet long and can grow to weigh 220 pounds.

Their habitat is woodland or open grassland. The males usually stay alone except towards the end of October in a rut with the females. The Fallow deer are easily tamed and often are domesticated in parks today.

Friendship Beach

Friendship Beach is located in Rocky Point and is a great place that people of all ages have enjoyed going to for years.

Friendship Beach has changed a lot over the years and you can see the picture to the left (from the early 1950's) compared to the picture on the right (2006) and how much it has changed.

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