Wild Neighbors

 So we thought Upton had the corner on friendly neighborhood wildlife...and then we moved here.  Since it doesn't seem likely that our yard is the only gathering spot for the local deer, I can only conclude that this town is over run with them.  A few weeks ago the temperatures dropped off the thermometer and stayed that way for a while.  During that time, several deer took up semi-permanent residence in our backyard, under our trampoline to be more specific.

Two bucks! While watching these guys, I thought at one point they had their antlers tangled together.  Turned out they both had their antlers tangled in the wire fence.  

Here are a couple of the deer in their favorite spot under the trampoline.  We watched them kick the snow out.  They like a tidy spot.

    

I'm not entirely sure how the buck gets out from under there without poking a hole in the tramp mat.

The deer show little concern over our constant observation.

In addition to these furry friends, a family of owls moved into the neighborhood trees shortly before Halloween; presumably, to celebrate the holidays.  It was fun to listen to them hooting at night...for about 6 weeks.  Now, over 12 weeks later, their Non-stop Constant Nighttime Noise is just annoying.  So much for tall fences making good neighbors.