Why mow the lawn? The deer come by several times per day and eat to their heart’s content. Mother and her little Bambi like babies munch everything fit for deer to eat. They are amazing creatures who have a brilliance we have yet to understand.
There is a person in my area who feeds them daily with corn. The deer have become so accustomed to being fed by them that they would walk right up to them to eat from their hand. I was there one day to witness it. The deer didn’t know me, but she knew the house, and walked over to me expecting that I should have had corn in my hand waiting to feed her.
It was absolutely amazing. So now, I put corn out as often as I can in hopes of engendering trust in the deer who frequent my lawn. They clearly know someone is putting the corn there. Each time I catch them eating the corn, they move in slowly, suspicious that someone might not have good intentions. And they watch the door. That’s right! The door, waiting to see if someone will open it obviously. They do not move with the same assured steps toward other plants outside. With the corn, they are careful and watching…almost seeming to wonder, who put that corn there and why are they trying to trap me? But they eventually sneak up and eat it.
In time maybe they will trust me as much as my neighbors’ deer trust them.
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