WHITE-TAILED DEER
White-tailed deer are entering their rut, or breeding time, in early October in southeastern Pennsylvania, as elsewhere. At that time they are more visible than any other time of year because they move around more, the females in little groups, looking for mates, and are less cautions. Throughout the year, however, they are most safe in suburban areas where hunting is not allowed. Through the seasons, over many years, I have enjoyed seeing the adaptable, stately white-tails, in the flesh, browsing on twigs, buds and leaves in local woods and older suburban areas with their many planted trees and shrubbery, and grazing on grass, hay, and corn and soybean leaves in croplands. And, in recent years, I enjoy seeing white-tailed deer, close-up, every day, day and night, by live cameras in wildlife refuges and our computer screen. To me, white-tailed deer are the most elegant, graceful,...