Surprise guest at the bird bath...

[cairistiona7]

Sometimes you glance out the window at just the right time, and on a really lucky day you'll actually have the camera handy. This was a really lucky day.

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[epiphyta]

Hello, lovely thing! *admires*

Growing up, they were the "Destroyers of Gardens", and every high school in my county closed for the first day of deer season, but I've not seen them regularly in years.

[cairistiona7]

And destroyers of cars, occasionally. :/ We've hit two deer, in separate vehicles, over the years. This time of year you have to really watch out for them along the roads, even if you live in the city. I much prefer seeing them in my front yard than at the end of my hood!

[epiphyta]

As would I! My father and brother made decent money for years out of car/wildlife encounters -- owned a repair shop, until my father retired and my brother realized the hours were better and there was health insurance if one taught the skill instead. :)

[cairistiona7]

They can amend the old (rather ridiculous and insulting I've always thought) adage "Those that can, do; those that can't, teach" to "Those that can, do; those that can make more money training others, teach"!

[mikononyte]

When I lived in the Sierra Nevadas, at the sub-alpine level (3400 ft) we had entire herds coming down and across our property. We set out hay and salt licks and a big barrel with water -- supposedly for our own stock but you know how it is. LOL

I could look out at evening and see 50 or more, young bucks, does and yearlings just noshing and nomming. They did not fear us, as they came to realize WE did not shoot them except with cameras (me).

It's so totally cool yes, in spite of the nomming on things we don't want them to! - to see the cycle of life and recognize these gentle creatures are just a touch away (by camera and not fingers hahah)

[cairistiona7]

Usually we have a small family group roaming the woods each year. Some years there's 2 fawns, this year it was 3. Fifty would be quite a sight!

[shirebound]

Ohhh, I would be breathless too. What a beautiful, beautiful sight.

[cairistiona7]

They really are pretty to look at. But I'm chuckling a little, because despite the peacefulness of seeing them in the daytime, they can give you a real turn when you step outside in the dark and suddenly one that you didn't realize was in the yard goes crashing off through the woods! That happened to me just last night. O.O

[curiouswombat]

Those are beautiful pictures - definitely one of those lucky days.

[cairistiona7]

Thank you! I was very pleased at how they turned out... usually getting photos of the deer through the windows doesn't end well.

[claudia603]

ooooh! Beautiful!! Occasionally where my parents live on the edge of town, they get deer right in the yard, but not very often!