“Fundamentally, the key to a proper deer-related title for any print work is to replace ‘dear’ (the adjective) with its homophone ‘deer,’ referring of course to the animal.” Smythe, Arthur. A Giant Book of Animal Pun Titles. 3rd ed, A. Knopf, 1978.
This is a brief but fascinating video clip, taken in Millcreek Twp (“Since 1800”), of the female White-tailed Deer shown above/below, exhibiting (i) “hoof stomping” warning/defensive behavior, then (ii), as it runs away, a warning “deer screech:”
Same location earlier in the spring, a fawn has been temporarily left alone to hide in the grass:
Finally, on a different date at Presque Isle State Park, two young, male White-tailed Deer along the Duck Pond Trail:
Coming up soon, probably birds. Maybe flowers.
Deer are very dear to this team member!
Well done!