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Index of Subjects A couple weeks ago, maybe three, the cats were all excited in the night. They got me up and in the light we could see 2 deer wandering along the bird food path in the deeper snow. One came to the main feeder out front and reared up, put one foot on the feeder and industriously cleaned off the feeder. We assumed corn, but that one gets sunflower. The other crossed through the snow to my neighbours Azalea and Holly and proceeded to have quite a snack there. The tow joined up again, and went up the driveway to the highway where they frolicked in the roadway before disappearing from sight. Marg Millard in White Point http://margmillard.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roland McCormick" <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca> To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 10:51 AM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Deer with a liking for sunflower seeds My feeders are placed quite high to make it harder for cats to get the birds. that means that any deer that raid them have to stand on their hind legs to get into the feeder. In the past they have done just that - stand on their hind legs and lick the feeder clean of mixed seeds. Roland ----- Original Message ----- From: James Hirtle To: Naturens Naturens Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 7:38 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Deer with a liking for sunflower seeds My one bird feeder has been going empty overnight. I've seen deer tracks beside it, but not until this evening was I able to watch a doe and her two yearlings feeding directly out of the feeder. They seem to have developed a liking for sunflower seeds over the winter. Today at Mahone Bay a flock of about 185 common redpolls at a feeder with a ton of European starlings was a treat to watch. James R. Hirtle Dublin Shore ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Send a smile, make someone laugh, have some fun! Start now! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.6/1318 - Release Date: 3/7/2008 2:01 PM
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