Binocular buddies

As you know, we love the nature outside our windows.

And we love that our grandchildren have developed an interest in watching.

Or maybe it's just the fun of trying to use a pair of binoculars that is the most interesting...

Someone was quite proud of himself looking for our deer...

We have up to 8 deer that inhabitant some of the woods beyond our window. As we watch, we can identify some of their behaviour patterns. For instance, there are two younger deer that hang out together. Sometimes they come by themselves looking for food and sometimes we see them chasing each other just for fun. (Well, we think it's just for fun..)
Then there is a group of 5 deer. Seems it's always 5 together - when one comes out from the woods to feed, sure enough 4 more follow. And sometimes the 2 join the 5, making, of course, our usual 7 deer.
And then there is the lone deer, "gimpy", who limps along because one of his legs is injured.
So, when he is able, he joins the group to feed in our front yard too.
Sometimes he's there. Sometime's he is not. Maybe he comes alone at times we don't notice.
Poor guy.

They come out from the woods in the back and through our backyard and around the side of our house, which is when I captured this picture.

The goal for them is the cracked corn that is in buckets in our front yard.

I thought this fella was very cooperative for a picture!

I was in the living room and he looked right at me - and then he decided he didn't feel safe and he left before he got anything to eat!

However, he came back later that evening with his friends.

The food was waiting.