Deer on Our Walk Today

We had a bumper crop of acorns, walnuts and hickory nuts this past Fall/Winter, and the deer and squirrels have been very busy dining on them all over the forest and yard. Our squirrel population has doubled this Spring, and I expect we will see quite a few fawns in coming weeks. Those little ones are a hoot to watch as they dance and jump around while "Mom" tries to keep them rounded up.
 

Nothing like watching animals in nature, huh Don? Can do without too many squirrels here, we always find empty peanut shells in our yard and we don't feed the squirrels. They bring over their 'take out' food, and much on it under our trees, lol. Fawns are precious, don't see too many really young ones that often. Walnuts are supposed to be super healthy for you!
 
We get entertained by all the birds and critters that hang out in our woods. It's quite interesting to just sit quiet and watch them go through their routines. Up until just a couple of weeks ago, walking around in the yard was like walking on gravel...with all the nuts and acorns in the grass...but the critters have been real busy cleaning up the yard nicely. Yeah, walnuts are healthy, but they are a real pain in the neck to collect, and remove the hulls and shells...plus, you need to have rubber gloves on, or your hands will be black for days afterwards....I let the critters take care of all that.
 

Few quick pics I took a few minutes ago behind my house, not too clear with my pocket camera but still okay. My pup barked a couple of times and caught my attention. He's a good boy, didn't keep barking just watched.

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SeaBreeze said:
Few quick pics I took a few minutes ago behind my house, not too clear with my pocket camera but still okay. My pup barked a couple of times and caught my attention. He's a good boy, didn't keep barking just watched.
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Yup, the deer are starting to get active. These pictures look like Mule deer, with most of their Winter coat still intact. Are you in the Colorado Rockies? Our Whitetail deer are all sporting their sleek brown coats already, as we had a pretty mild Winter. I saw a beautiful 8 point buck a couple of days ago, and there is a female staying nearby with a cute pair of fawns. Then, we have a pair of turkeys that are browsing in the meadow every morning...the male is the biggest turkey I've seen in years. I'm going to have to try to get a picture of him...he is Impressive.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
Such beautiful photos of the deer. Makes me forgive them for eating up my garden every summer.
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I've had deer getting into our garden every year, until about 3 years ago, when I installed one of these "impulse" sprinklers. It works great, and keeps them at bay quite well. Here are some ads for the device on EBAY...probably the best prices available.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=scarecrow+sprinkler&_sop=12

Now, If I can just find a reliable means of keeping the raccoons from getting into the corn.......
 
Don M. said:
Yup, the deer are starting to get active. These pictures look like Mule deer, with most of their Winter coat still intact. Are you in the Colorado Rockies? Our Whitetail deer are all sporting their sleek brown coats already, as we had a pretty mild Winter. I saw a beautiful 8 point buck a couple of days ago, and there is a female staying nearby with a cute pair of fawns. Then, we have a pair of turkeys that are browsing in the meadow every morning...the male is the biggest turkey I've seen in years. I'm going to have to try to get a picture of him...he is Impressive.
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We are in Colorado Don, and there seems to be a couple of different types of deer around in the area, don't know which ones are which. I love to see the deer and their fawns. Would love to see a picture of that turkey, please post on if you can. :cool:
 
Little baby bucks? How old would they be with those new antlers, SeaBreeze?

Such cute little guys.

Do the older bucks shed and grow new ones every year?
 

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