In the early light of morning it was hard to notice.
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| Lynx |
The Ruffed Grouse was frozen in place.
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| Ruffed Grouse |
It was obvious the Lynx was occupied.
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| One less Red Squirrel |
the next arrivals on the scene were the Doe and her two fawns from last year. The fawns always liked to scamper in first. However, once within twenty feet of the Lynx they came to an abrupt stop, took a brief look and made a swift turn to get back behind their Mama.
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| The fawns retreated to the far side of the lawn and watched. |
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| The doe stood her ground and stamped he foreleg repeatedly. Note her tail is held straight back, not raised and flared as they do for dogs and man. Her ears swung back in a menacing fashion, too. |
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| After eating the Lynx rose and turned and faced the deer. |
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| The deer stood her ground and continued to stomp. |
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| Lots of backward looks. lots of tail switching. |
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| Ear flexing came with every stomp from the deer. |
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| Still casting mean looks. |
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| Even I became a recipient of that look. |
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| Leaving. |
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| When it got to the edge of the road it sat for a moment behind a tree stump. A few strides from here and it was back over the snow bank and into the bush. |
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