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When we walk through our woods in winter we'll typically spot several "deer beds," usually under hemlock trees - where the snow has been partially melted to a hardened crust. We had a very cold January, with many nights in the -20f range (and its gotten as low as -37f here in the past)...and I sometimes wonder how these critters can survive this (a few actually don't).
While the deer do act as vectors for the spread of Lyme disease, I still make it a point to leave lots of "drops" (fallen apples) on the ground to help these deer get by in winter...and on some really cold nights, I'll raise my binoculars and look under those trees - and there they are, pawing through the snow in the moonlight. Pretty magical for me to see this...but still very hard on them!
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