They’re back.
Mama Deer brings her newborn babies to our gardens every year. *sigh* Deer are very cute, but they are eating machines on legs. They decimated my Rose of Sharon, Apple trees, Willow trees, well just about everything (!) a year ago. Their appetite is insatiable. An hour of no eating is like a day of austin weight loss for these non-stop-eating critters!
The Mama and other baby are skittish (but they still came near somewhat). One of the fawns is bold. He waltzed right over and licked our hands, munched from my tree, and found my son’s leftover luncheon crumbs on his pants. I managed to catch a brief video.
They ARE cute, but don’t be fooled for a second: they’ll eat you out of house and home in a DAY.
October 6, 2009 at 10:05 am
Oh.. I like this video.
Strange, they were not afraid with the people?
Deers at my place, they will run everytime they see us.
October 6, 2009 at 1:26 pm
They ate all of my hostas this year. Fortunately the plants will come back next year.
October 6, 2009 at 9:32 pm
Deer come through about everyday here. I saw one just a couple days ago so I guess it’s about that time of year again for us too. Wanda plants every year and the deer eat it.
But they are fun to look at.