Deer Sightings

On most of my walks, I see deer. They are beautiful and peaceful creatures. Unlike most people, who just pass by without really looking, I like to stop and talk to the deer. Of course, I like to talk to any living creature. It's just one of my quirks that makes me unique. Everybody is unique in some way.

When I talk to the deer, they respond. Some just stare at me. At least one stuck her tongue out at me. Lots of them tip their ears back like the kitty cats do when I talk to them. I get a kick out of that. If I ask them a simple question, they may shake their heads "no" like dogs and cats and horses do. When I tell them they are beautiful, their heads often go higher and their ears perk up even more. Sometimes I ask them where their buddies are. I almost never see a deer alone. If there is one, you can be sure there are others close by. This week I had one tip her head up and down and point her nose in a direction where there was another deer lying in the grass. It's the same kind of thing I have seen horses do when pointing at something with their noses. I think the deer like being talked to by a person. A few get really nervous acting and are poised to run off, although only a few ever do.

I don't think squirrels are quite as bright as deer. They do have much smaller brains. Most seem to like it when I talk to them but they aren't very responsive. They just sit there and look at me and continue eating the acorn, if that's what they were doing. They are noisy eaters. A squirrel that is squealing will squeal at me if I talk to it. I make noises at it and it makes noises back at me. I have no idea why they do that but it's fun to get the response. They will talk for a long time (or maybe they are complaining).

Birds have even smaller brains than squirrels. When I talk to them they sometimes listen, even tipping their heads as dogs and cats do, and they often talk back, but they fly away much more readily, except blue jays. Blue jays aren't afraid of much. It's possible to make noises and get an ongoing response from them. Funny birds.

So much for talking to the animals. I know this sounds like a little kid but the Bible says unless you become like little children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. This wasn't exactly what the scripture meant but it also does no harm.