Red Deer Cam (Saarema Island)

Cool! I was there this morning and thought that there wasn't much hay left. So maybe we can see their antlers grow

At this hour we can see very well the site. There is a water line between the forest and the carrots, maybe it has water? It would be interesting to see the animals coming to drink when they don't need to come for food

They are so cute with their new head decorations

First comer arrived. He looks like a cow

garina do mar wrote: He looks like a cow

  

Food delivery!

Cool!   

Yesterday evening I saw no deers. But 2 days ago there were the 2 "cows" and later the 2 young males

Lots and lots of fresh carrots....

The 2 "cows" came early. Maybe they are getting more confident with the growing of the antlers?

It seems that they are waiting for a lot of guests   

I hope this means that the camera will continue.

I don't think that there is a reason for the cam not to continue. The cam is from the land owners or from the hunter association, and not, as the others, from Lk so if there is not a problem it will go on. What can happen is that during summer they stop giving food.

The red deer are suspicious with so much food
They don't dare to get out of the woods   

No one wants to go near the new hay!  

Yes, you are right. They seem very suspicious.   
It seems that the younger ones are not going to loose their antlers. And one of the olders is growing its antlers very fast

Yes, it is really interesting to see the new antlers grow so quickly.  Although we have many deer that pass through our yard, they are mostly does with a few of the youngest bucks.  Only the rubbed off bark of our poor trees get to see the older bucks' antlers up close during the night!

In Portugal it's very difficult to see the males without their antlers. They hide much more

Winter must be on its way out, because it is finally getting light much earlier.  The straw looks like it has been untouched during the night.  Perhaps their appetites are getting spoiled by such a wealth of carrots.



 

Oops.  Just as I was logging off, one of the young bucks made me a liar!  Looks like someone is eating the hay after all!  

 

  
Maybe when light was better they understood what it was

These 2 are very friendly






And the sky was beautifull

They lost the fear of the hay

Nice moonlight in Saaremaa

I did not see any of the deer eating the carrots tonight.

 Maybe they were not eating carrots because there were no carrots left to eat?

Hello Bisky,
Yes, that is correct, the last carrots were eaten on Fridaymorning I guess.
Maybe somebody finds still more carrots and brings
them, but plants etc. may be growing already I
think and almost ready for eating. But such big
animals with growing antlers do need lots of good
food...
Have a nice evening!

They certainly are making a mess of the hay bale.

  
They came late. Maybe because of the moonlight   

Someone covered up the camera lens.


Then when uncovered, there is smoke coming up from the hay.  (My picture doesn't show the smoke very well -- sorry.)