Deer Munching in Our Yard

Well, hello!

It snowed a couple of days ago, and after it had stopped, about a dozen deer turned up in our yard. 

Isn't the black edging on her ears lovely?

They were probably just passing through and smelled the block we'd set out a few days earlier. The squirrels had put a dent in it, but there was still plenty left for hungry deer. 

They could hear my camera and kept a wary eye on me, but they weren't alarmed enough to pass up the treat. 

This buck still had his horns.

This fellow had dropped his already . . . 

on both sides. 

And this guy . . . 

looked a little peeved and uncomfortable.

That had to be a nuisance! It kept him from nibbling at the block, although I think he was able to feed on some bushes along the fence line. A couple hours later, we walked the property line to see if his loose horn had fallen off when he hopped the fence. No such luck.