Deer Browsing

"Deer browsing" isn't a bunch of deer leisurely looking for a good sale in a local store. In this case it's deer feeding on tender shoots and buds of vegetation. With the neighborhood covered with a layer of hard-packed snow, the deer have defoliated several of the tasty ornamental shrubs in our lawn.

The deer have defoliated the bottom 4 feet of this golden cypress.

Deer pruning of an arborvitae.

Lower leaves and berries of the holly bush were removed.