One of the interesting things about the Axis deer is that the herds include more than one buck–often many bucks, as you can see in this video and another one I put up earlier. I’ve read that the herd is led by a female. Interesting, no? I’ll have to read up on that.
Take a look!
When we first saw the porcupine that day it was trying to climb over the fence from the orchard into the backyard, we were amazed! Astonished! And uncertain that we’d ever see it again. (This is pretty much how I feel about every unfamiliar creature we glimpse: the fox, for example, or the Axis deer.) These glimpses of the porcupine at night in the ravine lead us to believe that it may actually live here on these happy acres. Woohoooo! We’re having some fun now!
Enjoy these short clips. If you have the volume turned up, you might hear the odd noises it makes…. Great, huh?
We were so excited to see this gray fox! I had never seen a fox before this, so it was thrilling to check the critter-cam videos and discover visits by this beautiful creature. In the heat of summer 2012, we put buckets of water out for whoever was thirsty. Both the white-tailed and the Axis deer took advantage of the temporary oasis and, as you can see, so did the gray fox. If you have the sound turned on, you may be able to hear it lapping up the water! Kinda makes me want to put buckets out everywhere!