Deer Getting Frisky

Just as the sun came up on a very wet and dark November morning, three deer strolled into our yard. Two bucks and a doe. After the two bucks performed their ritual, the remaining buck and doe started their own.

She would lead him around in circles, then he would play hard to get, then she would.

All very human-like, actually.

By the way, the buck's antlers are reddish because he, and others have been rubbing them on some small alders down in the southeast corner of our property. Wish I understood the reason for much of what they do. It's all rather fascinating.