Maggie
We've had this deer come around for several years now. Hubby is verklempt! She stood there, while he went and put deer food in the manger (you can see this on the photo series from the trailcam). She remembers him, and brought her yearling. In 2016 she had twins, a male and female. This year, a singleton.JB adores this deer. She couldn't fight off the others, and was at-risk from the coyotes with her dislocated leg. She would wait around until the other deer had a bit of a feed. He would spot her, and go out to make sure she had some feed of her own. You can see the bad leg in the sixth photo, below.
This is her archive:
Hunting season rolls around again... – Nov. 2016Maggie, the dear deer – Dec. 2016
Maggie: Broken-legged deer video – April, 2017
May 7, 2016 – JB talks to her all the time. She's not afraid of him.
Deer scrape
Meanwhile, down at the other trailcam, with the buck scrape... Here is the freshly scraped spot. I'm thinking it's the big buck. This is where they mark their territory.
It's funny that the coyote frequently runs across this spot.
This morning, they were down at the scrape, and ran away when they heard me coming. I think, with the timing, it must be Maggie and her yearling.
Then there are the bucks playing at the scrape! I could see these two sparring from up on the deck. Happily, they pranced right in front of the trialcam! They were right beside it.
11 comments:
Hari Om
Am glad to see Maggie with you again, and that too with another young one. YAM xx
Hello,
Love the story and post on Maggie deer. I hope she stays safe.
Great photos. Enjoy your day!
The deer is adorable. Your photos of her are priceless.
I've been thinking of your little doe with the bad leg. So glad to hear she is still alive and kicking. That shot of the young bucks sparing was a stroke of luck! Don't often see that.
We used to have 6 deer in our yard that would wait for Michael to come out and feed them. We have a dog now so they don't come close, but they are still in the front field.
Gorgeous deer, verklempt you say!
You have such an active yard. So nice to have such a relationship with a wild animal, helpful but not interfering. How do you manage to have yard plants with all of this action? Or do you just use natural plants so they aren't tempted. - Margy
That shot of her and your husband is my favourite.
Love it! Again.
Margy, the deer often get my hostas! They disappear into the forest, for the most part, in summer, though. They don't really come too close to the house, otherwise.
I usually hear the bucks before I see them. You hear the clicking of their antlers.
I remember that deer. I'm glad she gets some TLC. Great story.
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