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Night Strollers

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A few evenings ago as we were returning home from a nearby restaurant, we saw a couple of night strollers.

After stopping at the bank, they continued across the road to a park.

Completely unconcerned about our presence, they were like any other couple out for an evening constitutional, except that they tended to ignore the traffic signals.

These aren’t the best photos because I took them with my cell, but the deer still look adorable. I love that they feel comfortable enough to come wandering through, without fear or worry.

Happy Friday.

32 thoughts on “Night Strollers”

  1. I think your photos are great. I am so fascinated when you share these photos, showing how relaxed they are. At the same time though, with the roads, I would be concerned about them getting hurt while I was watching them.

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    1. Thank you very much, Liz. 😊 The cell cameras are pretty good but don’t do particularly well when trying to capture something that’s moving, so there’s some blur going on in these, unfortunately.

      This was just before midnight when this otherwise busy intersection had no traffic at all. I’ve noticed that the deer are rather canny about when they walk in the roads; I think they exercise caution and have figured out when it’s safer.

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  2. Years ago, we watched the deer in Penticton walking through the city like they belonged. Good to know they are still there. How do the local gardens fare? Have a good Friday Lynette. Allan

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    1. I’ve often seen them strolling through neighbourhoods and especially city parks; they really don’t pay much attention to humans. There were many of them in the city during last year’s fires, understandably.

      Most gardens have netting as they will get in and eat everything. The community gardens employ a number of protections including thorny border bushes. The orchards are protected by a commercial coyote urine spray which apparently keeps them away.

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  4. Wow. Right in the middle of town! I’ll bet that was a surprise to see. Kind of strange and interesting to see that they were unaffected by their surroundings and humans. We have mini forest areas around our neighborhood, and one day a deer shot in front of the car in front of me. The driver slammed on the brakes, and in turn, I hit mine so as not to hit the car. It was a shock to see such a large deer on our main road in and out of the neighborhood.

    Have a nice weekend, Lynette.

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    1. Thank you very much, Lori, to you, too. 🙂

      It wasn’t much of a surprise to see them as there are lots of them around; they do like to visit in search of yummy vegetable gardens and fruit trees, although this is early for that, of course. We’re between two mountain ranges where there’s still snow at the higher elevations, so I think they may have been searching for tree buds or tender shoots to snack on down here where it’s warmer.

      It can definitely be a shock to see a large animal in the road. Glad to hear that you and the other driver were able to react in time!

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      1. Oh yes, I figure you have all kinds of wildlife there. I was just surprised that those deer would come right into the town. How ’bout bears?

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        1. Yes, bears have been around too although much less so. There can be the occasional sighting but they also ignore humans. The problem with them of course is that they can be so unpredictable if they get rattled. There was a bit of a problem at the end of last summer when the fires drove them into or near Penticton. Wildlife officers had a major relocation project going on to get them away from communities and also away from the fires, too.

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    1. Thank you very much, Tricia. I have seen that too, especially in Northwest Territories where you will also see bison and bears on or near the roads, as well. The bison know they have the upper hand and ignore both vehicles and humans!

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  8. I’m more ambivalent about their comfort in the city — pleased they can cope with the environment, worried that they need to. But then I lighten up. Charming photos of a charming sight.

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    1. I am as well but they have an apparently long history of coming into the community (and nearby others) and yes, cope well with the environment. There were many, many of them taking shelter here at the end of last summer because of the forest fires. Cheers.

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