Syl vacationed with us at the beginning of September. With his 'animal magnetism' and charm, he was an instant hit with our local wildlife (not to mention the chickens!)
He has sent us links to two of his favourite vacation moments, which we are delighted to share here.
Syl writes:
"The first video is our little friend Chippy. He jumped on me before we were even finished unpacking the van looking for nuts. After that, he came looking for us every single day. I miss him, but he certainly has enough food to last him through the winter. Watch how he stuffs his cheeks until they are absolutely full!"
It's a hoot watching Chippy work diligently and with utmost determination to fit in that one last peanut! I don't know how many nuts got wedged into those cheek pouches, but it looks like that little 'munk won't be going hungry anytime soon!
The second video post he sent was with Kelly, who was lucky enough to encounter the one doe who will actually eat from your hand. We think she hails from Lumina Resort, where we have insider knowledge that the chef sneaks treats out to her while doing salad prep... Our does, with their fawns at foot still, will come very close, but not this close! This picture is of one of the two sets of twins here this summer -- a boy and a girl! It was taken near the apple tree at my house about a week ago. All their spots are gone now.
Syl's comment was that "this second video is a little more of a rare occurrence. Remember this is not a petting zoo. These are wild animals. And yet on one evening, and only on that one evening, this deer came and ate right out of our hands. We had a bag of baby carrots, and she wasn’t about to stop until she had the whole bag."
We do note that Syl never got a video of Reddy Squirrel, who delighted in sitting up in the big pine tree and dropping cones down onto Syl and Kelly while they tried to sit and read beneath...
Thanks so much for sharing, Syl and Kelly!
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