Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Deer Lesson

I was a little later putting out corn for the deer this evening. I alway rattle the corn in the plastic container I use to carry feed to their spot. I dump most of the corn out and then rattled the remainder in the bottom of the  large cup.
Someone once told me that deer can hear like bats, but I was never sure if it was true. Tonight when I rattled the corn and stepped the hundred steps back to our fence, Jilda called to me from the deck. Look!
I turned to see two young deer scrambling up to feed.
I leaned in, draped my arms over fence, and watched our four legged friends for a while. When I went inside to wash up for dinner, I glanced through the window and the small deer was checking out our peas.
I'm guessing the ones we planted outside the fence won't make it.
Note to self: If you feed the deer close enough to watch them, they will not only eat the corn, but the garden too.


3 comments:

  1. Awww how lovely!! You are so blessed to have such shy creatures come close to you!! Awwww - the ones I see here dart off pretty quickly at the sight/smell of humans so it's such a priviledge to obvserve them at close range! Thanks for looking out for them!! And yes, I think it's goodbye to the garden outside your fence! Take care
    x

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  2. Thats a great one. When they are so close I'm always amazed.

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  3. There are very few things the deer won't eat, which, much as I like them and like to see them, I am glad that none live in my area.

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