I knew it was a matter of time before the rest showed up!
Our Lady came back with company today.
This deer was at the far end of the garden, and never came any closer. It is most likely a buck.
We could see the fourth one (pictured above) digging in the snow for forage, beyond the wood pile in the garden, before it moved along the line of shrubs to nibble on some branches. It kept close watch in all directions in the process.
She’s keeping a close eye on me through the window! (You can see part of the window frame on the left, where you can also see a tiny bit of the fourth deer in the top corner.)
These are most likely her twins from last spring.
Mama kept a close eye on us in the window, but she seems to be starting to get used to us being there. As long as we don’t move too quickly, she stays. Of course, deer are skittish and it doesn’t take much to send them running, but she was quicker to come back, and her dash away is not quite as abrupt as it was when she first started to visit.
And to think that was just a few days ago!
The Re-Farmer 