March 6: Deer

Whitetail deer can be pretty tame, especially when they know it isn't hunting season. (And they do know!) They're regularly seen in suburban areas close to fields and woods. But where I am in the city, it's too far in, and the woods are too tiny. I see squirrels aplenty and the occasional fox, but the deer are farther out. Around the farm, though, as I've said before, they're becoming more common. I saw a pair this morning as I was driving on a one-lane rural road. They were very nonchalant about the vehicle, and just ambled off into the woods even when I stopped my car to take their picture.