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Showing posts with label prince william. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 January 2024

Doe a deer

I love this season, rutting season. A doe will come into heat for 24 hours, once in November, and again in December, if she wasn't impregnated. The male will follow her around, waiting for his chance.

We've Mama and twins hanging about.

Eventually, the twins settled in. Momma nestled down not far away, as well!

Then, Prince William wasn't too far away:




Apparently, Fuzzy fawn missed a spot!
 

Momma wash ups from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

There were deer kisses!
 

deer Kisses from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

They were playing in the yard, too!

 

Frolicking deer from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

To answer your question, Karen, Nutmeg is a fierce killer, and loves the birds. She stays in after her morning romp in the dark. Cinnamon just goes after voles. I've found 82% of their prey are rodents.


Tuesday, 2 January 2024

Here come the bucks and the cottontail!

 I went into the hardware store in town for supplies to work on my new bird feeder tray and the door jam, which is leaking cold air. In the store Friday, I picked up some sale items, as well as new weatherstripping. I was hoping to get that done before the cold weather came back, but that didn't happen. The front door leaks air. 


I wandered, looking for sale. Someone either broke, or stole one wine glass out of the 6, hence the discount. I don't have 6 friends, wo this is perfect! Also, a flag for the mailbox for the summer. We have to look forward.

My new, green bird seed catcher, intended to reduce waste seed, had 3 holes but it didn't hang well. It really needed 4 chains for balance. The mourning doves really like it. 

Action!


Darkness fell,  and look who appeared! We need a name for Labbit. 



cottontail from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.


I'd set up the camera with the zoom and tripod to snap feeder photos.  
I never have time to figure out the proper settings in the dark. By the time I'd research it, I forget again for next time.


My amaryllis had a problem. OK, it wasn't a problem. It was assaulted. By me. I lifted it out to better see it on the window sill, and broke off one of the 3 blossoms. I feel so badly! You can see Nutmeg, peeking up behind it, wanting in for breakfast.

Anyway, a new week begins. JB kicked me out of bed to put the garbage out. He has one bad arm, and that is my job. I was awake from 4 - 5 a.m., and managed to get back to sleep. We'll see what trouble I can get into today! 

The deer have been around, we've King Charles, Princes William and Harry! William is a 6-point buck, Harry is younger, maybe 2-years-old, with single point pickle stabber antlers. You count all the points on both antlers, even the brow tines. Sometimes they have a different number on the second antler.
 

doe a deer from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

The wee twins are so fuzzy! King Charles wanders about. He is a 10-point buck.
 

fawns and buck from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.

Let us see what the week will bring.