It was a beautiful day, sunny, mild, clear, and Jeewa was at the FWG this morning, where she had a very eventful day. She had a quick glimpse of a fox, then the beaver, and finally a deer! The deer vanished, but she took some photos of the tracks.

I remember when we first saw a deer at the garden, about 12 or 13 years ago. We were flabbergasted. It was resting on the south side of the ravine, lying down in the snow, in a patch of sunlight, and we had a perfect view from the windows of the centre. Since then, deer have been seen, if not regularly, at least every few years, or their tracks have been seen. Last winter two dogwalkers told me they had seen two deer at the garden!

Update (30 Nov). In today's "Ottawa Citizen" newspaper, there was a photo of a young buck who was found first on the ice at Dow's Lake, by the Arboretum, and then at a loading dock at Carleton University (!!!). Apparently he was tranquilized and freed on crown land outside the city (we hope this is so!).