Rex Trulove
This doe and her yearling fawn are on the west side of the house in the vacant lot. This picture was taken in early December 2016. Notice the snow on top of the doe’s nose. She has been rooting in the snow to get to dried forbs (weeds). Again, there is a total lack of concern about people. Both deer are completely aware of me as well as the neighbors who were out shoveling snow when this was taken.
Those deer have certainly made themselves at home in your neck of the woods!
They certainly have! People around here don’t even talk about it much because they are so common and it is an everyday occurrence to see deer virtually anywhere in town.
They seem to enjoy the snow.
I’m not sure that they really enjoy it, but they don’t mind it. They are also very much at home in the snow.
You were lucky to get such a photo.
It was just a matter of time. It doesn’t show up well, but there is a deer trail there and there are probably 10 deer that use it. They usually don’t have a problem posing for a picture, either. If I didn’t know better, I’d swear that they were hamming it up.
In the winter there is nowhere to find food
It can seem that way, but deer are surprisingly adept at finding something to eat, even under the snow. We just had a big snowstorm roll through, though, and when the deer clear a spot on the side of the house, which they always do, I’ll toss out some apples. Deer LOVE apples.