Deer Me

Apr. 15th, 2010 09:51 pm
kevin_standlee: (Wildlife)
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Just before 8 PM this evening, I finally got to leave work, leaving as I normally do by the stairs from our second-floor office and exiting through a side door. As I opened the door, I came nearly face-to-face with three deer that were grazing outside the door. Well, they might have been three or four meters away, but the moment I opened the door, they lit out around the building and down the hill. It startled me, but I recovered and crept slowly around the corner of the building and peeked around it the way they went. There were a total of four deer, now settling in and nibbling on the iceplant that covers the hill facing. I tried to keep still, but the deer looked at me nervously. Not wanting to disturb them further, I slowly backed away and headed to my van. I wish I'd brought my camera with me, though.

Date: 2010-04-16 06:44 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] travelswithkuma.livejournal.com
Say hello. Yes a camera would be nice.
Lisas has told me she is looking for a camera
for Kumas Bears. It handy to have one handy.

deer

Date: 2010-04-16 01:46 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] glenn-glazer.livejournal.com
If you want more of this, come move out to my neck of the woods.

Date: 2010-04-16 05:20 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] petrea-mitchell.livejournal.com
Aww!

There isn't enough tree cover to attract deer near my workplace, but I've seen coyotes a few times when walking to the bus stop in the evening.

Startled deer

Date: 2010-04-16 09:39 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] twfeline.livejournal.com
Startled deer are dangerous. A story was related to me about one that jumped on a car hood, doing hundreds of dollars of damage, then blundered into a hedge, making a hole in the foliage and almost ripping a shrub out of the ground.

Re: Startled deer

Date: 2010-04-17 12:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kevin-standlee.livejournal.com
Dangerous they are indeed. Always best to give them lots of space, and try not to corner them, because they might run over you, and they're bigger than us.

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