Deer Infestation

[bjarvis]

Some homeowners have problems with mice. Some have rats. Some have cockroaches or termites.

We have deer.

Deer Silver Spring, MD, 2006-08-16

I photographed Bambi and his brother on our neighbour's front lawn about 7 PM last Wednesday evening. They were apparently attracted by the apples falling from the tree; they also love our fig trees. Bold little beasts.

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[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

There seems to be an overabundance of deer currently. On our drive home yesterday from West Virginia, we nearly passed --or nearly hit-- one box turtle, two squirrels, and three separate pairs of does & fawns. We see a herd of a dozen deer in the NIST grounds more often than not when we drive past on southbound I270. It's pretty common to see them nibbling on tulips in neighbours' gardens on the drive to work these days. I feel a Far Side cartoon coming on...