[bcbirdclub] Fw: Amazing Deer Pictures

From: "Cheryl Thompson" <thompsone@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "PAT" <roadfollies@xxxxxxxx>, "MARTSON Julia" <bosjul@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "CAMPBELL Susan" <karmalove1@xxxxxxxxx>, "CANTRELL Brenda" <kellisean@xxxxxxx>, "GRIGG Charlene" <Sable2teaki@xxxxxxx>, "HICKS Darla" <darla57@xxxxxxx>, "HILL Cherie" <lambchopclh@xxxxxxxxx>, "KOVACS Erika" <kovacserika@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "KROET Lizet" <lizetsarmoti@xxxxxxxxx>, "MATSUOKA Christy" <christy37@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "MCCARTHY Donna" <aldon1@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "MCKINNEY Eileen" <timidmouse@xxxxxxx>, "PALLADINO Daria" <rubyslippers0404@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "PROBST Cathy" <ammas501@xxxxxxxxx>, "RHODEHOUSE Susan" <srhodehouse@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "SUZZ" <hippiechick202@xxxxxxxxx>, "TROXEL Linda" <ltrox@xxxxxxx>, <bcbirdclub@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <donna.Darnell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "KELLETT Connie" <txdbar6@xxxxxxx>, "LYONS Pam" <palsal@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:02:59 -0500







        THESE ARE AMAZING PICTURES AND A 'FEEL GOOD' STORY---SOMETHING THAT WE 
ALL NEED. REALLY BEAUTIFUL. These were taken at a home site in Mississippi 

         
        Ple ase read  the 4 explanatory paragraphs, and then look at the 
amazing pictures!       


          


        Eva  in the pyramid Our  house was built in the deer's natural habitat 
in a remote rural  area. Well worn deer trails cut through the property's 
abundant pine  and sage. The oldest deer we've met (we call her Mama Rose) 
walked  right up to us when we first arrived, sniffing and looking us over.  We 
live in the middle of their foraging route, and so it seems okay  to sometimes 
give them a few organic almonds out of our hands.   

        That's  what we had on us when we first met Mama Rose, and the habit's  
stuck. Rose and her kin obviously think the yard belongs to them as  much as 
anyone else, and they are just taking advantage of the  wealth of natural foods 
growing everywhere. They especially like  clover flowers, but it's amazing to 
see the variety of tasty  flowers, leaves, twigs, nuts and berries they'll eat. 
They stay away  from herbs and herbal flowers, but on occasion we've seen young 
deer  eating the sweet medicinal berries of the Juniper tree.   

        Food  is of course a major concern, but we also think they visit 
because  they like our company. Often we see deer we don't know nibbling in  
the yard, but nearly every day some or many of Rose's extended  family come by. 
All of the deer are likely to lay down on the grass  and hang out, whether we 
know them well or not. Many of them know us  personally, and while often 
running into the yard to greet us with  their quiet enthusiasm, they will also 
swiftly shy away from  strangers. 


        Although  notoriously skittish, able to leap meters in the air in an 
instant  when startled, a few deer we know, most notably Eva and her kids,  
will let us touch them as if we were family, letting us scratch them  or pick 
something out of their fur. Eva even enjoys a hearty  backrub! We've certainly 
learned a lot about how to act around them  so as not to disturb them. We think 
they appreciate our efforts in  fitting into their neighborhood. 


        Freddy  with his first big antlers 


        Marlis  in the back yard with nine deer from Mama Rose's  family 





        Mama  Rose, the matriarch, she taught us the way of the deer,
        in winter  2005 she disappeared, passing her throne onto Lisa  





        Lisa  explaining the situation to Rasa





        two  women sharing a secret 





        Rasa  with Eva and her kids 




        Freddy  eating clover flowers 



        Rasa  explaining the situation to Rosie 




        Lisa  and Eva looking up to the balcony 





        young  Ram with Marlis 




        young  Ram< FONT face=Verdana color=black size=1> 





        she  doesn't care about the legs or the plastic rat - 
        after the  photographer leaves
        she'll eat one of those pumpkins by the  tree 





        Rasa  giving Charlotta a third eye massage 
        (when  he was very young we thought this guy was female,
        but when his  velvet antler brow first began to appear, and we realized 
our  mistake, 
        we decided to leave him as a buck named  Charlotta) 






        Lisa  ringing the front door bell with her nose 





        could  be any afternoon 










        Mama  Rose on the balcony 



        Young  Ram practices the nose ritual with Rasa 




        well,  come right in . . . 




        young  Ram 











        Thank you for reading,  feel free to pass this along. 








         


         

          



         















         












































         













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