Wow, great story. It is amazing that a deer would stand up to a mt lion, and more amazing that it worked. I suspect the lion may not have been all that hungry though. They also may not want to risk injury from the deer hooves.

The sandhills are truly specataular. They land in large numbers north of here in the plowed fields and rest on their trip north. I have driven by and seen hundreds of them at a time in the fields. I am not sure but I suppose they are eating either worms or grain residue too. For anyone not familiar with them they are birds with about a seven foot wingspan.

The red fox is I believe fairly common around here but I have only seen one that I can remember in the wild. It was sitting next to the road as if it were resting and just looked at us when I stopped the car. My Dad was with us that day. He said it probably had been hit by a car and couldn't move its hindquarters. Another possibility is that it was rabid. They stay very well hidden.

I think my most exciting sighting was last summer when I drove out through Wyomming and saw the wild horses up on the plateau.

Thanks for sharing.

Tom W

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