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Thursday, 23 January 2025

Deer on the hoof

Not a great day. 

Joe put his back out. Refilling the dishwasher! No good deed goes unpunished. I finished up for him. He made it in to his foot care appointment. Gingerly. A long afternoon nap, and we'll hope for the best today. 

💻 I was doing my blogging, and saw a furry body go by! 


I would say, 5 out front. 



I looked out the back. There were three sitting under the white pine tree out back.


Two at the feeder.

Eventually, I thought I'd wake him up to feed them. Otherwise, they'll be ringing the doorbell!

We had five at the feeders! Three later on. 
Lots of people feed them around here. Most have ulterior motives! Joe just like the smell of the deer food. It's a rich, Ministry of Natural Resources recipe. 




That was the highlight of my day! 
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17 comments:

  1. Val Ewing23 January 2025 at 08:15

    It is fun that you can feed the deer. We can't here, it is against the law for many reasons.
    But next month if we have more snow, we will see the deer coming closer to the house and even sleeping in the yard.

    I bet they'd love some of the sweet feed I have for the equine!

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    1. Jenn Jilks24 January 2025 at 08:35

      I guess it is different here. Lots of people feed the birds, and that attracts predators. We're pretty isolated on our 16 acres.

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    2. Val Ewing24 January 2025 at 15:49

      It is different. The DNR forbids feeding in areas were there has been Chronic Wasting Disease to combat the spread of it. Sorry, I should have said that first!

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  2. Barbara Rogers23 January 2025 at 09:24

    Goodness, you must be the deer central diner! Oh, sorry to hear the hunters are also feeding them. And I hope your hubby's back improves soon.

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  3. Kathy G23 January 2025 at 09:56

    Poor Joe! A heating pad will do wonders for his back.

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  4. eileeninmd23 January 2025 at 09:59

    I always enjoy seeing your deer, they must really feel safe in your yard. Take care, have a wonderful day!

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  5. RedPat23 January 2025 at 10:10

    How wonderful that you feed these beauties.

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  6. tz_garden23 January 2025 at 10:50

    Beautiful, I wouldn't be able to resist feeding them!

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  7. Elephant's Child23 January 2025 at 12:39

    I hope that pesky back is improving.
    Lots of deer would be a highlight of my day too.

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  8. DeniseinVA23 January 2025 at 12:59

    And a beautiful highlight indeed. If I saw deer in my yard like this, I would be over the moon. Oh dear on the hunting and I didn't know they put food out.

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  9. Mary Kirkland23 January 2025 at 13:12

    Wow, that would be awesome. I love the pictures.

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  10. Anvilcloud23 January 2025 at 13:31

    You and the deer have a pretty good relation. You feed us, and we'll provide photo ops. Seems fair.

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  11. Far Side of Fifty23 January 2025 at 17:15

    We don't feed them because then they congregate and spread disease. They do come through and check out the empty bird feeders at home. They are fun to watch!

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    1. Jenn Jilks24 January 2025 at 08:36

      Ours visit, have a mouthful, and leave. We haven't seen many diseased animals. They don't live that long here due to hunters, traffic, etc.

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  12. Red23 January 2025 at 17:28

    Great highlight of the day. Our deer seem to come around in the night.

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  13. DrumMajor23 January 2025 at 19:59

    Looks like a serious invasion of deer! They must be U.S. Democrat Deer, looking for a safe place to stay for a few years. Thanks for helping them out. Linda in Kansas

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  14. William Kendall7 February 2025 at 10:20

    They are fun to watch.

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