Monday, September 02, 2024

Spotty

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!

Fawn, checking me out from the side of the road. They lose their spots at 3 to 4 months old.

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.

Synchronized grooming.

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!
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Sincronización.
  4. 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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