We got ourselves a deer visitor this morning! A lovely young buck that has been visiting off and on.
When I got to the window to take pictures, he was right under the bird feeder and looked like he was going to jump up to try and get at the seed! I didn’t get the camera ready before he started to walk away, but he was so close, it would have been hard to get a photo of him with the telephoto lens, anyhow.
Just look at that icicle beard!
Unfortunately, we are out of deer feed right now, and getting low on bird seed, too. I won’t be able to get more until tomorrow, at the earliest. :-(
The buck was clearly looking for food, and even settled for some spruce needles!
Interesting that he has no interest in grassing on the “hay” in the main garden area. I’ve seen them go for elm and maple leaves before, but this is the firs time I’ve seen them go for spruce.
He was really yanking on that branch, too! He even pawed at the ground under there, too, looking for something to nibble on, before heading towards the crab apples.
There are still frozen apples on this tree, but they aren’t falling down, even when I try and shake the tree. Ah, well. Perhaps they will fall over the winter and become a nice deer treat.
I had to wait before I could take photos as he was walking away. He was walking with his tail up, and I really didn’t want to take photos of a big butt hole and dangly bits. :-D
After this, he slowly wandered away.
It was good to see him again. :-)
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 