Deer Fun

So one day, Becky asks me "who's been eating all the new growth on the raspberries?" Naturally, we all know that this year's new vines are next year's producers, so this is sortofa big deal. I got out the 'ol trail cam and set it up to take pics that night. I caught the tail end of a deer, just lurking outside the flash zone.


It must've spooked when the flash went off seein's how it was about 10pm. I set up the camera again the next night. When I went out to retrieve the memory card, there she was. Just relaxing about 30ft away, wondering what I was up to. I went back in the house and got the good camera. She posed for quite a while. Tired of taking pics, I left. She remained content in her choice of spot.




Later that day, Becky called me at work and told me to check my email. It seems she had discovered what was making this momma deer hang around!







I moved the trail cam to a different location and kept my fingers crossed for a pic of one of the little guys. Well, I got one. Junior came by for a good sniff of the camera early in the morning when the lens was covered with dew. Drat. This would've been a great shot.





Today I got another pic that was a little better. We'll keep at it and see what we can catch. It helps that Becky's got the dogs and is camping at the coast this week. When the little guys come out in the daytime, the pics are all that much better!



















June 25th: Finally! One of the little raspberry plant eating machines came out for a morning photo! Looks like the little tike's doing well. The raspberries are just getting ripe. Guess I better eat some before they're gone...