Another great photo Rebekah! They are White-Tail Deer, right?
I know that a lot of people would think it cruel if I said what popped into my head when I first saw this photo, so I’ll refrain.
However, I count roughly two dozen animals here, and can’t help but wonder how much food they will require to not only stay alive, but healthy ’til Spring. One small bale of hay will last a horse for 5-6 days, so these guys here would need a minimum of 4 bales per day. I hope and pray that there are enough natural and man-made controls to bring this herd to a healthy size; without which they may cause massive damage to farmers’ crops and fields, else they starve to death or get hit on the road in their search for food…
Thank you, Deb! Yes, White-Tail Deer. Couldn’t get all of them in the same frame. Where they were standing, cows normally graze. The farmer came around, and they took off.
Yes, they are so numerous … they’re in the gardens here, all over the city, and get hurt in traffic. It’s a shame … such an elegant animal!
Oh … it takes more than that to make me raise an eyebrow … I’ve had it once … long time ago. I’ve had bear too, but then I didn’t know until afterwards..
Just popped over & read her blog…great pic of the 2 of you…I left her a comment & told her I was a friend of yours (just so she knows).
She did capture community well didn’t she?
She posted about the conversation she’d had with the women in California, and it struck me that that’s just what the WP community is made up from..
We had a very brief meeting at the airport in Halifax, two years ago … that was fun!
Rebby I am glad you got to actually meet Joss….I wish I could meet you & many others that I have known from 360 dayz & the new people here. Indeed the WP community is special. Since I joined here a year ago August I have met so many wonderful like minded people here. In fact Nylablue & I have quite a following & friends all over….France, UK, Australia, USA.
In fact NB’s “Guardian Angels” who are assisting with Vet bill’s are from West coast & I have spoken to them many times. The people here are like non other….I also speak with a woman in UK who has a bunny & she is an absolute delight…the other neat thing about this blog is we can interact with seperate blogs & Blogster blogs…I have met even more lovely people outside of here.
360 was very insulated in comparison….
WP is wonderful…in fact it is because of you mentioning it to me I joined here…thank you!!!
Sherri-Ellen xo
I’m glad too … it’s actually very rare that you get such a good contact with someone right away like that!
That’s wonderful, that you’ve met these people here in a relatively short amount of time! First time I signed up here, I believe was 2006 and back then, it was almost obscure … so new! 🙂 I’m glad you’re here — hope I’ll get to Owen Sound some time!
I love when they bound away as opposed to running. It never ceases to amaze me the way they can “boing” over a fence without looking as though they’re even doing anything.
colderweather 
Wow, the picture is awesome! I never think about deer being near the sea.
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Thank you, Sheryl! Here … in Maritime Canada, they’re more or less everywhere! 🙂
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Really nice photo. Did you notice that they have bodies like elk but necks like a llama? Kind of interesting.
And for a different sort of community, here is my entry for this week’s challenge: Community (and Sub-communities)
http://fstopfantasy.wordpress.com/2013/12/13/weekly-photo-challenge-community-and-sub-community/ 🙂
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Thank you, Cris … yes, I did notice the llama resemblance when I was looking for this in my files 🙂
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Wonderful, I have never seen a group of deer with that background.
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Thanks … I thought that too, when I saw them — that it was quite different with the sea in the background!
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Another great photo Rebekah! They are White-Tail Deer, right?
I know that a lot of people would think it cruel if I said what popped into my head when I first saw this photo, so I’ll refrain.
However, I count roughly two dozen animals here, and can’t help but wonder how much food they will require to not only stay alive, but healthy ’til Spring. One small bale of hay will last a horse for 5-6 days, so these guys here would need a minimum of 4 bales per day. I hope and pray that there are enough natural and man-made controls to bring this herd to a healthy size; without which they may cause massive damage to farmers’ crops and fields, else they starve to death or get hit on the road in their search for food…
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Thank you, Deb! Yes, White-Tail Deer. Couldn’t get all of them in the same frame. Where they were standing, cows normally graze. The farmer came around, and they took off.
Yes, they are so numerous … they’re in the gardens here, all over the city, and get hurt in traffic. It’s a shame … such an elegant animal!
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Yes, they are elegant, incredibly beautiful, wonderfully light-footed animals and, please don’t be too shocked by this, absolutely delicious as well!
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Oh … it takes more than that to make me raise an eyebrow … I’ve had it once … long time ago. I’ve had bear too, but then I didn’t know until afterwards..
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LOL, now that’s good to hear (and bear is even better; )
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Mmm…I somehow wished they hadn’t told me..
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Yes, sometimes ignorance is bliss; but then again, if you’d seen what a mess one bear can make of a bee yard, it tends to harden the heart…
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Yeah … there’s that too, of course. They like honey — so do I, but I’m really scared of bees and wasps.
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Very clever & such a pretty photo Rebby!! You rock the Photo challenge!!!!
Sherri-Ellen & Nylablue xoxo
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Thank you 😀 Had a hard time coming up with anything at all. I really wanted to do something cleverer about the WordPress community.
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I love the photo you came up with….I am sure you will come up with something next time…you always do 😉
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Joss did a really nice one … please, check it out if you have the time: http://wp.me/pUwNR-SL
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Just popped over & read her blog…great pic of the 2 of you…I left her a comment & told her I was a friend of yours (just so she knows).
She did capture community well didn’t she?
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She posted about the conversation she’d had with the women in California, and it struck me that that’s just what the WP community is made up from..
We had a very brief meeting at the airport in Halifax, two years ago … that was fun!
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Rebby I am glad you got to actually meet Joss….I wish I could meet you & many others that I have known from 360 dayz & the new people here. Indeed the WP community is special. Since I joined here a year ago August I have met so many wonderful like minded people here. In fact Nylablue & I have quite a following & friends all over….France, UK, Australia, USA.
In fact NB’s “Guardian Angels” who are assisting with Vet bill’s are from West coast & I have spoken to them many times. The people here are like non other….I also speak with a woman in UK who has a bunny & she is an absolute delight…the other neat thing about this blog is we can interact with seperate blogs & Blogster blogs…I have met even more lovely people outside of here.
360 was very insulated in comparison….
WP is wonderful…in fact it is because of you mentioning it to me I joined here…thank you!!!
Sherri-Ellen xo
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I’m glad too … it’s actually very rare that you get such a good contact with someone right away like that!
That’s wonderful, that you’ve met these people here in a relatively short amount of time! First time I signed up here, I believe was 2006 and back then, it was almost obscure … so new! 🙂 I’m glad you’re here — hope I’ll get to Owen Sound some time!
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They’re certainly keeping their eyes on you, aren’t they?
janet
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Yeah, they always do that … but they often stay, and pose 🙂 …unless I try and get too close!
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I love when they bound away as opposed to running. It never ceases to amaze me the way they can “boing” over a fence without looking as though they’re even doing anything.
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Yes! It’s so cute … with their white, rear ends too 🙂 They seem to do it totally effortlessly ..
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What’s even more amazing is that moose can do the same thing and they’re huge!
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Oh, I love to watch the ‘liquid’ movement pattern of moose … the few times I get to see one! It’s beautiful … such grace!
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Are those deer? 🙂
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Yes! 🙂 White-tailed deer…
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Ooh.. They are organized.. 🙂
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LOL yes … very well too!
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