So tame, the deer are. They know they can trust us, on these quiet streets away from the highway. And we do keep such good eating in our gardens!
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Fawn, checking me out from the side of the road. They lose their spots at 3 to 4 months old. |
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And here's the mother. |
These are the Columbian Black-tailed Deer, Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus. They are plentiful up and down the Pacific coast from southern BC to California. Fawns are born in May or June; this fawn, in mid-August, would be about ready to lose his spots and grow his winter coat.
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Synchronized grooming. |
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I'll remember you, he says. |
Later on, the fawn came alone to my garden and ate a whole row of beet tops, topping them off with bites from the last of the Transparent apples. Gourmet dining!
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Los venados que andan por aquí nos tienen mucha confianza. Saben bien que no les haremos daño, y que manejamos con cuidado, aquí lejos del tráfico en las carreteras. ¡Y cultivamos tan ricas verduras y frutas en nuestros jardines!
- Un venadito me observa desde el borde de la calle. Pierden sus manchas cuando tienen 3 o 4 meses de edad. Los cervatillos nacen en mayo o junio, este, visto a mediados de agosto, estará casi listo para perder las manchas y vestirse de su abrigo de invierno.
- La madre. Estos son los venados Cola-Negra Columbianos, Odocoileus hemionus ssp. columbianus. Son muy frecuentes a lo largo de la costa del Pacífico, desde el sur de esta isla hasta California.
- Sincronización.
- Fijándome en la memoria.
Más tarde, este venadito vino a solas a mi jardín y se comio toda una hilera de las hojas de betabel (remolacha), con mordidas de las manzanas Transparente como postre. ¡Gastronomía gourmet!
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