Buck at my feeder

Had a beautiful buck feeding at my bird feeders today. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see him, but my neighbor got some great pictures. He's a beauty!!

 

I think we saw the same buck peeking his head through the trees on Windmill Road, near Claiborne Parkway yesterday afternoon. He's beautiful. We normally see the ladies...

 

rodents........giant rodents.......

 

Wow! Cool!

 

so beautiful....

 

20 Bucks at my feeder

 

Why in the world would you call them rodents? He's a beautiful creature.

 

He's a young guy - great pictures napper!

 

I think anyone who has had those beautiful creatures eat their way through their garden would agree with the giant rodent comment.....

 

They eat all your plants, cause numerous crashes, spread lyme disease.
They're giant rodents......
(but they are nice to look at).

 

It's not the season yet but I rarely get to use this one.

:sniper:

 

If you don't want deer in your yard or garden, the Loudoun master gardeners may be able to suggest a natural deer repellent of some sort;

http://www.loudouncountymastergardeners.org/index.htm

 

Thanks, but I can't take credit for the pictures. My neighbor is a wonderful photographer and he was able to capture these.

 

I would rather have animals in my yard than plants. I grow tomatos and share them with the birds and turtles.

 

PM me your address. I'm coming over.

 

Broadlands needs the deer feeders that kill the ticks that spread lyme disease. A May Loudoun Independent article notes that the American Lyme Disease Foundation cited a study in Maryland that showed the stations killed off more than 90 percent of the local tick populations.

http://www.loudouni.com/news/2010-05-25/loudoun-may-consider-deploying-tick-killing-devices

 

And this time of year you can't drive with the windows down because of the stench of all the rotting carcusses along the road. 3 of them on the short stretch of RTE 28 that I drive.

 

That's funny, I wonder if the deer feels the same way for us. We come and take down their habitats, hit them on their own paths that they have been living before us, get mad that we eat at our own home. Depends how you look at it. Aren't we all responsible of this disturbed balance of co-existing.

 

Never really concerned myself with a deer's feelings.......except maybe how a nice piece of venison steak feels going down my throat!

 

My thought too...still has "peach fuzz"