Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/04/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Bambis are cute, and you photographed them well. Cheers, Nathan On 30 Apr, 2010, at 1:21 , Lawrence Zeitlin wrote: > I pity those of you who are avid gardeners and have deer in your area. Deer > prefer the edge of woodland where they can graze in the pastures and flee > back into the woods if danger threatens. Suburbia is the perfect > environment. There are more deer in the US now than there were when the > first settlers landed. We have systematically eliminated their predators, > wolves, bears, and, thanks to Disney's Bambi,, hunters. Most pet dogs are > too well fed and too mannerly to chase them. Deer will eat just about > everything but cement patio blocks. Here is part of our resident herd. We > live in a small settled area between two large state parks which have been > declared by New York's urban dwelling environmentalists, "Forever Wild." > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Deer+4_001.JPG.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Deer+5.JPG.html > > > However there are a few flowers that deer are reluctant to eat. These > include andromeda, ajuga and daffodils. We have had enough Friday Flower > daffodils so here are pictures of the other two. > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Andromeda+1.jpg.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Ajuga.JPG.html > > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Larry+Z/Ajuga+amd+bumblebee.JPG.html > > > Larry Z > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog