Saturday visitors

[rick_ingram]

We had some visitors Saturday afternoon in the field behind our property.

This was ten of the nineteen that were in the herd, chowing down on leftover corn, etc.

 

[TRDejaVu]

They are daily visitors to our back yard, although the most I have counted at one time is 11. They also wander up and down our street at night.

They decimate my wife's day-lilies and we haven't found anything that will keep them away.

 

[DrEntropy]

Ya need a local "Rent-a-Mutt"!!!

 

[aeronca65t]

The only thing that survives in our yard are plants that are "deer-proof". I had at least eight fawns in the yard last week.

These days,we have far more white-tail deer in the northeast USA than we had 500 years ago.
Probably because the Europeans came here and killed all the wild boar and coyotes.

Here's some stuff that I've seen in my yard (I'm in a suburban area, about 50 miles from NY City).

 

[rick_ingram]

Ya need a local "Rent-a-Mutt"!!!

Our dog spotted them and barked...but as he was inside and the were 100 yards away...they perked their heads and ears, looked around, and went back to eating.

We've got plenty of coyotes, though.

 

[JPSmit]

all of this puts me to mind of when we lived in Ancaster a few years ago. Sure as the sunrise every spring someone would write the paper complaining about deer eating their tulips. That person would then get bombarded by people saying, "deer in your backyard is what makes living here special, if you don't want deer, don't live here." (got a little predictable) but, twas true, sure there was a downside (eaten flowers etc) but, there is an even bigger upside.

 

[aeronca65t]

.....sure there was a downside (eaten flowers etc) but, there is an even bigger upside.

Yeah, we *like* our animals...even the bears (although if you're downwind of them, they smell atrocious!).

A lot of our "regulars" have names.

 

[JPSmit]

.....sure there was a downside (eaten flowers etc) but, there is an even bigger upside.

Yeah, we *like* our animals...even the bears (although if you're downwind of them, they smell atrocious!).

A lot of our "regulars" have names.

Doc?
Kellysguy?

oops, wrong landscape.

 

[leecreek]

LOL

 

[Guest]

.....sure there was a downside (eaten flowers etc) but, there is an even bigger upside.

Yeah, we *like* our animals...even the bears (although if you're downwind of them, they smell atrocious!).

A lot of our "regulars" have names.

Doc?
Kellysguy?

oops, wrong landscape.

Reminds me of a funny story about me eating 12 full heads of garlic boiled along w/ crawfish.

It was all fun and games for the first few hours...

coulda played " Name that Tune"....

My then-girlfriend hadn't spoken to me since....

 

[JPSmit]

.....sure there was a downside (eaten flowers etc) but, there is an even bigger upside.

Yeah, we *like* our animals...even the bears (although if you're downwind of them, they smell atrocious!).

A lot of our "regulars" have names.

Doc?
Kellysguy?

oops, wrong landscape.

Reminds me of a funny story about me eating 12 full heads of garlic boiled along w/ crawfish.

It was all fun and games for the first few hours...

coulda played " Name that Tune"....

My then-girlfriend hadn't spoken to me since....

TMI Billy TMI

 

[Twosheds]

A family of five deer live in my woods. This morning, as they walked through The Soggy Bottom, I noticed that one has a severe limp. Could hardly put any weight on his left rear leg. Maybe hit by a car. I feel really bad for him/her, but I can't think of anything to do to help.

Such a shame.