A few nights ago the trail cam recorded video of a deer in our backyard! This is the first time we've gotten video of one, so I was quite excited.
In his book Animal Speak, Ted Andrews describes deer as symbolizing a "gentle luring to new adventure":
I've written about two other encounters with deer on my blog:There are many stories and myths of deer luring hunters or even kings deep into the woods until they are lost and begin to encounter new adventures. One such example is found in the tales of King Arthur... Sir Gawain follows a white hart to many adventurous encounters.
- Once, 7 years ago, when we got a picture of two deer investigating the fake deer in our neighbor's yard.
- Another, 2 years ago, when we encountered two deer while riding our bikes on the Stone Bridge Trail near Rockford. I distinctly remember it because one of them had enormous antlers!
Fun!