W is for White-Tailed Deer
White-tailed deer by Rick Cameron on Flikr.
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The white-tailed deer lives in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America down to Peru.
It has a horizontally split pupil that allows it good vision in the dark and by day.
They eat a large number of foods, including legumes, shoots, leaves, cacti and grasses.
These deer are a very adaptable deer, and are also able to survive in a variety of of different habitats, which explains their range.
They also display a diverse appearance size-wise, in body and antler size.
The most striking thing about these deer though is their white flag of a tail, that they raise and flash in alarm to warn other deer.
White-tailed deer tail raised in alarm by Kabsik Park on Flikr.
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Photos © as above.
Poem © Liz Brownlee.
Facts: Wikipedia.
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I feel it too Liz x
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They represent, to me, such gentle creatures
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They are, generally – but the bucks when it is mating season are definitely not gentle – and a doe protecting her fawn can kick you to death if she feels threatened.
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It’s the eyes that haunt you, and the soft-looking coat. Lovely poem, as always.
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Nice poem. We have some slightly more common deer in the garden, and that’s definitely the feeling of them.
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Thank you… They are so beautiful.
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