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Arizona Wildlife: Who's Been Emptying My Bird Bath?

By Mike Jones

Mortgage and Lending with SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC (BK-0907366, NMLS 145171) NMLS 223495

June 16, 2011 06:36 PM

Mule deer at my birdbath: Mike in Tucson, AZ mortgage lender

~ Last Call ~

I keep my birdbath full, and have to fill it every morning. It's hanging nearly four feet off the ground, and I wondered what was draining it dry every night. Tonight I stood quietly in the corner of the ramada (that's back porch for you easterners) and waited. I didn't have to wait long. This mule deer family (mom and the twins) came quietly out of the arroyo for their evening fill-er-up.

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Renée Donohue~Home Photography

Savvy Home Pix - Allegan, MI

Western Michigan Real Estate Photographer

LOL @ the title "Last Call"

Jun 17, 2011 03:47 AM

Bob Hertzog

Summit Home Consultants - Phoenix, AZ

Designated Broker

Wow, that is very cool! Keep fillin' that thing up Mike, and you'll have all sorts of new friends stopping by!

Jun 17, 2011 04:36 AM

Jim Little

Ken Meade Realty - Sun City, AZ

Your Sun City Arizona Realtor

Now that you know what kind of visitors you are getting, it might be fun to go to Cabella's for one of the cameras deer hunters use to get more/better pics.

Jun 17, 2011 04:40 AM

Rosalie Evans

Meritus Group Real Estate - Sioux Falls, SD

The Evans Group, Sioux Falls, SD Homes For Sale

O that is so beautiful! Thanks for the awesome post!

Jun 17, 2011 05:26 AM

Abe Schmidt

Seattle, WA

Real Estate Social Media Trainer

Amazing! We had alot of these in Flagstaff too. Good old AZ wildlife :)

Jun 17, 2011 06:00 AM

William Johnson

Retired - La Jolla, CA

Retired

Hi Mike, pretty Darn Cool, I'd say. Plus I give the Mule Deer kudos for knowing that you are a good a host and will keep that birdbath filled if only to help them out. Actually I love that you are doing this and hope you continue. :-)

Jun 17, 2011 06:19 AM

William J. Archambault, Jr.

The Real Estate Investment Institute - Houston, TX

I like it! I like it!

Bill

Jun 17, 2011 06:31 AM

Barbara-Jo Roberts Berberi, MA, PSA, TRC - Greater Clearwater Florida Residential Real Estate Professional

Charles Rutenberg Realty - Clearwater, FL

Palm Harbor, Dunedin, Clearwater, Safety Harbor

Awesome!!! You do indeed live in a wonderful area of the country! Thank you so much for sharing this!

Jun 17, 2011 07:00 AM

w w

Solana Beach, CA

Oh, that is cool!

Jun 17, 2011 08:31 AM

Anna "Banana" Kruchten

HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ

602-380-4886

Wow Mike that is an awesome shot. It is so very sad that our state is on fire - it's unbelievable how many acres upon acres are burnt. The wildlife needs help - and look at you......steping up and serving them in your backyard.

Jun 17, 2011 08:35 AM

Connie Harvey

Pilkerton Realtors - Brentwood, TN

Realtor - Nashville TN Real Estate

I'm with Lenn, put out a bucket full for them. Besides, they're practically family now!

Jun 17, 2011 09:14 AM

Eileen Hsu

Douglas Elliman Real Estate - Manhattan, NY

LICENSED REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON

That's definitely a cool picture, a family of deer like that in your back yard is worth staying up for to capture a shot drinking out of your bird bath.

Jun 17, 2011 10:55 AM

Evelyn Kennedy

Alain Pinel Realtors - Alameda, CA

Alameda, Real Estate, Alameda, CA

Mike:

Good for you for feeding birds and deer. They both need the water. By the way, I love how you have set up your replies. Different.

Jun 17, 2011 12:20 PM

Mike Jones

SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC (BK-0907366, NMLS 145171) - Tucson, AZ

Mike Jones NMLS 223495

Twin mulies last fall: Mike in Tucson, AZ mortgage lender All,

This is a shot of the twins you see above, taken seven months ago. They've grown up!

I can't put out a bucket of water because the javelina will commandeer the bucket and drive off the mule deer.

I really appreciate all the kind comments, and plan to continue to fill the bird bath nightly until the monsoon rains bring relief to the desert.

Mike in Tucson

Jun 17, 2011 02:54 PM

Juli Vosmik

Dominion Fine Properties - Scottsdale, AZ

Scottsdale/Cave Creek, AZ real estate 480-710-0739

Mike, I've yet to see any of the deer here in Arizona and am so jealous that you have a family of them. Thanks for taking care of them.

And, I think it's AWESOME that you're volunteering for the national forest - that is so giving of you!!! THANK YOU - perhaps you'll help spot some of these crazy wild fires before they get out of control. I'm so proud of you.

Jun 17, 2011 04:26 PM

Mike Jones

SUNSTREET MORTGAGE, LLC (BK-0907366, NMLS 145171) - Tucson, AZ

Mike Jones NMLS 223495

Juli,

Aw, shucks... :)

Mike in Tucson

Jun 17, 2011 11:10 PM

Doreen McPherson

Homesmart ~ Scottsdale ~ Tempe - Tempe, AZ

Phoenix Arizona Real Estate ~

Love it!! They are giving us a good example of the 'dear in the headlights' look...