Summary
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas began feeding the deer on her property almost by accident - though most likely she would describe it as a natural train of events. The chickadees at her bird feeder ate only the sunflower hearts, kicking everything else to the ground. The squirrels found them, so she put out enough seeds for them, too. Then a small flock of wild turkeys began coming to feed as well. Knowing they liked corn, she began putting it out, and eventually 53 turkeys were showing up.
Realizing that the turkeys had to fly back into the woods - an effort that would use the extra calories they gained from the corn - she decided to leave the corn at the edge of the field where they could get it with less expense of energy. Toting it out, she practically bumped into some deer. They hadn't spotted her because she was wearing a white bathrobe and the field was snow-covered. The next winter was tough for deer because the oaks in her part of New Hampshire produced virtually none of the acorns that they eat in winter.See the full content of this document
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How Deer Are Just Like Us
It should now be easy to guess Ms. Thomas' response: she put out daily piles of corn for the deer.
Another response will also be easy to guess for anyone who lives in the country. Wildlife authorities advise that feeding wild animals is a b...See the full content of this document
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