Deer stay warm because they have fur made out of windows. Well, their fur is not actually made of double
pane casement windows, but the principles are much the same. The hair comprising a deer’s fur is hollow. The air trapped in the hair—just as the air
between window panes—affords superior insulating properties.
Cold weather does not appear to bother the mule deer
living around my home. On cold mornings such
as yesterday, the deer unglue themselves from the frozen landscape where they
have bedded down overnight and disperse into the frost and widening light.
Same as any other day.
Today, I am posting photographs of a deer that
ascended the hill below my house just after sunrise yesterday. The deer browsed up through my yard on the
way to the rest of a mostly sunny day.
The coat of frost across the deer’s back and on her ears tells the whole
story.
--Mitchell
Hegman
I still remember how amazed and thrilled I was seeing a deer through your kitchen window. Over here in Hawaii, all we see the yard are wild pigs -- black and scary but delicious when prepared and cooked right.
ReplyDeleteI have never tried a wild pig. Sounds pretty good.
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