Week #10 P52

My blog is suffering...from too much snow, I think.  I LOVE winter landscapes, but this is ridiculous.  It's March 10...supposedly, Spring  will arrive in 11 days.  I am convinced that the new season will eventually appear, but there is a lot of snow that must melt before then.  (Weather forecast does say that we might have 60-degree temperatures in about 10 days.  That's much better than the 6-degree mornings and 32-degree days.)

My choice for this week's photo is a combination of the snow and a warm-blooded creature: a "town deer" bedded down with 5 other deer behind a snow berm across the street on a church lawn. When I "chirped" at them, she peeked over the snowbank.  The blue spruce is a shelter of sorts for the deer, and since there is absolutely no feed available because of the snow, the branches have even served as lunch.

Fuzzy Wild One

Coyotes are common creatures, and they are very shy.   This particular one was far enough away that he stood and watched me long enough for a few photos.  When I commented to someone that this particular coyote was especially fuzzy, I learned that these animals begin a "rub" to remove heavier winter hair as a new coat develops.  Below this image is the entire scene.

The Weekend in Black and White {Mule Deer}

We've had snow, rain, cold.... and the "town deer" have moved into backyards to bed down at night and to munch on any new green that might be showing on shrubs and plants.  The past two mornings, there have been three does and two almost-yearling fawns outside my kitchen window.  Later, the fawns were sauntering down the sidewalk, relatively unconcerned when I tried to "shoo" them away.  I'm joining with The Weekend in Black and White.

"Are you talking to me?"