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Views from My Window – Deer

January 31, 2015 By Mark Braggins 4 Comments

The final photo in my previous post, Views from my window – foxes, showed two fox cubs watching a deer, which is just about visible in the long grass.

In this post I’m going to share a selection of my favourite photos of deer, all of which have been spotted near our home in Fair Oak.

I’ve kept the selection to those taken ‘through’ windows, although ‘through’ sometimes involves me hanging as far out of an upstairs window as possible.

I’ll start with another bird food raider. This time, it’s an individual deer who has worked out how to get the seeds out of a food tube.

Caught in the act - a deer after a free lunch. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
Caught in the act – a deer after a free lunch.

It’s not only bird food that attracts deer – they can’t resist a decent crop of apples either.

Stag scrumping. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
Stag scrumping

It’s an absolute joy to catch sight of a new fawn. This was through a long lens, so the picture is a bit grainy.

A tiny fawn, reluctant to move, is nudged forwards by its mother. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
A tiny fawn, reluctant to move, is nudged forwards by its mother.

It isn’t long before fawns start moving around – they can run really fast from a very young age. Just occasionally they relax long enough for me to grab to get a decent picture or two.

The next few photos were all taken during a few nice warm days a couple of years ago.

A fawn delicately picking its way along a path through the long grass. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
A fawn delicately picking its way along a path through the long grass.
The same fawn came really close to the house, presumably looking out for mum. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
The same fawn came really close to the house, presumably looking out for mum.
Fawn is back with mum again. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
Fawn is back with mum again.

Ever seen a fawn with an itch?

I’ve never lived anywhere which has had so much wildlife casually strolling around near human habitation. I suppose I’ve got used to it over the last few years, but I’m pleased to say the novelty never really wears off, and moments like a fawn with an itch still have a certain charm.

Fawn with an itch. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
Fawn with an itch.

This young stag came really close to the house, particularly early in the evening.

Just chillin'; Daffodils and rain. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
Just chillin’; daffodils and rain.

Buttercups seem to be particularly attractive – just the flowers, not the stalks.

Leaving just the stalks - a deer quaffs buttercups. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
Leaving just the stalks – a deer quaffs buttercups.

Clue for my next post

That’s it for this post. I’ll just finish off with one last photo. The deer appears to be sharing a joke with the magpie. This photo also contains a clue about the topic for my next post.

Sharing a joke perhaps? Deer and magpie. Views From My Window by Mark Braggins - deer.
Sharing a joke perhaps?
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About Mark Braggins

I’ve worked with technology for many years, in various roles. I have a background delivering, managing and exploiting tech across a variety of sectors, including financial services, retail, software services and local government.

I’m an open data enthusiast. Back in my local government days, I founded the Hampshire Hub data store on behalf of 20+ organisations in-and-around Hampshire. I also founded Open Data Camp and co-organise BlueLightCamp (the unconference for emergency services).

I run “Open Data – Aha!”, which is gathering and sharing ‘stories’ involving open data, from across the world. I’ve also recently set-up a company AHA Digital Ltd which, as the name implies, doing digital and open data stuff, so you can hire me if you wish.

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  1. Janet Williams says

    January 31, 2015 at 10:02 am

    I came across this letter a while back: Doe, d’oh, do. It was a letter to the editor of The Times newspaper.

    “Sir, Following your “Correction and Clarification” (Oct 1), that “the female of the red deer is a hind, not a doe”, could I please ask for assurance that a ray remains a drop of golden sun, and that “me” is still an acceptable name to call myself?”

    By The Ven Gavin Collins, Archdeacon of the Meon

    doe do'h do

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    • Mark Braggins says

      January 31, 2015 at 1:30 pm

      Ha ha – love it! They’ve had some cracking letters over the years.

      Reply
  2. Mike Sedgwick says

    January 31, 2015 at 10:11 am

    Nice pictures, really good. Glad not to have deer in our garden, they would re-arrange it by eating all the roses and other plants below the browse line.

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    • Mark Braggins says

      January 31, 2015 at 1:33 pm

      Thanks Mike. The first year we moved in I attempted a vegetable garden – nothing special, just spinach and swiss chard, that sort of thing. Pigeons got my first two attempts at seedling stage, and then after I’d bird-proofed it, the deer broke in and finished the lot off. Since then, I’ve gone to the greengrocer.

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