Critters- Can you spot them?

Well, even though I thought about retiring the blog- I can't seem to keep myself away from it.

So as suggested- I'll come by and post periodically :) but you'll have to excuse the infrequency.

So, I couldn't resist posting about all the critters that are in our backyard.

There's a family of quail that hang out by one of the trees- they're a regular sighting.

There are hummingbirds GALORE. But I have yet to be able to photograph one.

I've caught sight of some bunnies.

But the other day- I was SUPER excited to see two white-tailed deer!

(Not the best quality since these were taken on my iphone)

So I thought I'd take this blogging opportunity to tell you about some random white-tailed deer facts:

• White-tail deer have good eyesight and acute hearing, but depend mainly on their sense of smell to detect danger.

• Males' antlers are shed from January to March and grow out again in April or May.

• White-tail deer have numerous scent glands on their legs for intraspecies communication.

• White-tail deer wave their tails characteristically from side to side when they are startled.

• White-tail deer may bound at speeds of up to 40 miles per hour.

• White-tail deer are good swimmers and often enter large streams and lakes to escape predators .

• Antlers do not serve as weapons against predators, but are used during the mating season, when the males fight to breed with females.

• White-tail deer are the most nervous and shy of deer.

So that's it! Everything you've ever wanted to know about white-tailed deer :)