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deer in the city
cant believe this I live in Warwick RI a city of 80,000 plus people. I was
sitting out by the pond and all of a sudden a doe comes walking out of the brush on side of my house. looks at us and walks to a swamp in back yard. I am in shock still |
deer in the city
"gunnar" wrote:
cant believe this I live in Warwick RI a city of 80,000 plus people. I was sitting out by the pond and all of a sudden a doe comes walking out of the brush on side of my house. looks at us and walks to a swamp in back yard. I am in shock still What is shocking is that you haven't seen deer before. They are nocturnal so you will see them most often at dusk or dawn. Any property in the Eastern US anywhere near brush or a forest will have deer. We sometimes have 20 to 30 at one time in our yard. They eat most anything that is green. They suposedly don't drink water but get their water from moisture in and on what they brouse. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman |
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I posted one of my favorite deer pictures in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens.
Subject = "Deer picture" Paul "gunnar" wrote in message news:2w5Kc.588$tR1.579@lakeread07... cant believe this I live in Warwick RI a city of 80,000 plus people. I was sitting out by the pond and all of a sudden a doe comes walking out of the brush on side of my house. looks at us and walks to a swamp in back yard. I am in shock still |
deer in the city
I live in rural Ottawa and I see deer almost every day.
Scott - "gunnar" wrote in message news:2w5Kc.588$tR1.579@lakeread07... cant believe this I live in Warwick RI a city of 80,000 plus people. I was sitting out by the pond and all of a sudden a doe comes walking out of the brush on side of my house. looks at us and walks to a swamp in back yard. I am in shock still |
deer in the city
In article 2w5Kc.588$tR1.579@lakeread07,
"gunnar" wrote: cant believe this I live in Warwick RI a city of 80,000 plus people. I was sitting out by the pond and all of a sudden a doe comes walking out of the brush on side of my house. looks at us and walks to a swamp in back yard. I am in shock still Very common to be seen roaming the cities these days. In LA there is the occassional deer vs car and this is a city that is 70 miles across... Carl -- -- http://www.cobaltbluefilms.com |
deer in the city
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 20:46:40 -0400, "gunnar"
wrote: cant believe this I live in Warwick RI a city of 80,000 plus people. I was sitting out by the pond and all of a sudden a doe comes walking out of the brush on side of my house. looks at us and walks to a swamp in back yard. I am in shock still My town is pop 28,000. One the average, there is one deer-car collision everyday. They come though my backyard around sunset, then various times of the night to eat whatever they can find. One time a deer came just a few feet from me. They can kick if startled. They ate most of my azalea buds last winter. :-( |
deer in the city
Two words: Scarecrow Sprinklers, takes care of all 3. Though the skunks are
a bit dense. ~ jan On 17 Jul 2004 08:08:04 -0700, (Crashj) wrote: That's what happens when you don't hunt them, damned wood rats. Wait til they start eating your bushes and you won't think they are so cute. Or when one tries to head butt your car at 40MPH. What about raccoons and skunks? Next? (Do you know where your water quality is?) |
deer in the city
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004, Stephen M. Henning wrote:
"gunnar" wrote: cant believe this I live in Warwick RI a city of 80,000 plus people. I was sitting out by the pond and all of a sudden a doe comes walking out of the brush on side of my house. looks at us and walks to a swamp in back yard. I am in shock still What is shocking is that you haven't seen deer before. They are nocturnal so you will see them most often at dusk or dawn. Any property in the Eastern US anywhere near brush or a forest will have deer. We sometimes have 20 to 30 at one time in our yard. They eat most anything that is green. They suposedly don't drink water but get their water from moisture in and on what they brouse. We have a herd, about a dozen most of the year but we've probably hit that 30 mark sometimes. Our girls as we call them (and boys) do drink water. They drink from my ponds all the time! I made a pond just for their drinking pleasure and can't keep it full so they come drink from the others. One doe sleeps right against our house under a bush. I think it's the one I named Granny Junior (one of Granny's daughters; Granny is our oldest doe, probably 10). They are like pets and eat everything, including plants deer "never eat." No one told them that! I have hundreds of cages on plants but they can knock the metal staples out sometimes and eat anyway. I'm in Central MD. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman ---------------------------------------------------------------- Important Notice! Robyn's web site has moved from http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/ to http://www.fishpondinfo.com. This e-mail as well as the old site (which refers to the new site) will be deleted on 9/24/04 by UMBC (I have no say in it). After that date, please use the e-mail of instead of this e-mail. Please spread the word that my site has moved. Thanks. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chemist, preservationist, animal lover, aquarist, and ponder. - Extensive web pages on animals, fish, and ponds. - http://www.fishpondinfo.com Free pond newsletter - sign up at my web site - Finally! Buy Robyn's Pond Book at www.1stbooks.com - ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
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On Sat, 17 Jul 2004, Phisherman wrote:
On Fri, 16 Jul 2004 20:46:40 -0400, "gunnar" wrote: cant believe this I live in Warwick RI a city of 80,000 plus people. I was sitting out by the pond and all of a sudden a doe comes walking out of the brush on side of my house. looks at us and walks to a swamp in back yard. I am in shock still My town is pop 28,000. One the average, there is one deer-car collision everyday. They come though my backyard around sunset, then various times of the night to eat whatever they can find. One time a deer came just a few feet from me. They can kick if startled. They ate most of my azalea buds last winter. :-( A yearling buck ran into my mother's car this year and died. Many years ago, a doe being chased by hunter's went through my father's truck window. He wasn't hurt but she was shot by a cop. I love our deer. We fight the hunters who have trespassed a number of times. They always want the bucks so we have few of those. I can get within 2 feet of one of our deer every day. We trust each other. All around, the land was annhilated for "development" and hunters encircle our land but our little 5 acres is wildlife paradise (just ask the lactating raccoon who begs for cat food). If the deer don't see me coming, they snort though and run. I snort back. They know our sounds and smells and ignore us but if strangers come over, they're no where to be found! The babies bleet like sheep. I've found a few fawns and could have touched them but didn't. A few years ago, our dumb neighbor raised a fawn. This buck I named Spritzer (because he would blow snot on me) used to follow me around. I would pet him. And when he wanted attention or food, he would kick me or jump on me. I could hug him. When he stood up and wrapped his front feet around my neck, we were the same height. I was worred what would happen when he became mature; if he might hurt me. I needed have. Being completely tame, some hunter found him to be the easiest kill he ever had. I miss him. As for azaleas, the motto around he "If it ain't in a cage; it's dead." ---------------------------------------------------------------- Important Notice! Robyn's web site has moved from http://userpages.umbc.edu/~rrhudy1/ to http://www.fishpondinfo.com. This e-mail as well as the old site (which refers to the new site) will be deleted on 9/24/04 by UMBC (I have no say in it). After that date, please use the e-mail of instead of this e-mail. Please spread the word that my site has moved. Thanks. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Chemist, preservationist, animal lover, aquarist, and ponder. - Extensive web pages on animals, fish, and ponds. - http://www.fishpondinfo.com Free pond newsletter - sign up at my web site - Finally! Buy Robyn's Pond Book at www.1stbooks.com - ----------------------------------------------------------------- |
deer in the city
On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 08:12:43 -0700, "Paul in Redland"
wrote: I posted one of my favorite deer pictures in alt.binaries.pictures.gardens. Subject = "Deer picture" Paul Cool picture! Regards, Hal |
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