Thought some of you might enjoy this picture I snapped looking out the window into our back yard. The bush on the right in the photo is apparently a favorite deer snack, especially during the winter. I was interested to find that there are two distinct types of White-tail deer in this area. The indigenous herd is almost a grey color. This happens to blend in extremely well with oak trees, and can make them hard to spot. The others (and I have this on very reliable heresay) were introduced from the Great Plains, and are more of a tawny color that might blend well with tall grasses and such.
So, Arkansas deer are, like – STEALTH deer.
Stealth Deer
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Forest rats. Where I live some of these critters become so numerous that a marksman in a heliocopter needs to thin the herd.
Where're the wolves when you need them?
My apologies - I just caught this type-o: that was meant to be "hearsay", not "heresay".
That whut I get for gnot uzing spull czhecker.
What wouldn't I give for backyard view like that ! Beautiful.
God Bless.
Was once walking in Shenandoah National Park when I heard a deer suddenly bound off -- but not go very far. I looked around, and after at least a minute, I spotted a deer. Rather than encourage it to think humans harmless, I clapped my hands.
Two deer bounded off. I think the one I missed was the one I had seen jump off, so it managed to vanish while I was looking at it.
That was me doing the smelling, btw.
In Oregon, deer near homes are called "lawn rats."
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