I have seen deer many times by the Scarborough Bluffs, but this morning was the first time that I was with a group that also saw them.

Whitetail deer eat fruit, nuts, mushrooms and some seeds plus young vegetation and broad-leaved weeds. They also eat some flowers which makes them unpopular with gardeners.

These photos were taken through a considerable amount of plant growth:

Today’s group:

Some birds:

Some botany:

Bluff scenes:

MAILBOX

What a determined little flyer!

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NATURE POETRY

No shade,

no shine,

no butterflies,

no bees,

no fruits,

no flowers,

no leaves,

no birds –
NOvember!              – Thomas Hood (1799–1845)

Miles Hearn