Anyone who’s ever kept a garden knows just how much time and energy goes into keeping it in top shape.
And that’s to say nothing of the cost of it all.
Even so, gardeners just can’t help themselves. They have a deeply ingrained need to surround themselves with all of the beauty nature has to offer.
Gardeners aren’t alone in that sentiment.
While gardeners know to expect a lot when it comes to their gardens, one expectation that can still surprise us from time to time are our garden “visitors”.
Plants attract animals who feed on them, and you can pretty much trace the animal kingdom’s hierarchy to know what to expect.
From words to birds to wildlife – as long as they’re not dangerous, it’s fascinating to have them around.
For example, deer love trees and shrubs.
They enjoy munching on the leaves of perennial trees and shrubs like juniper, hawthorn, spicebush, and fruit trees.
Deer love eating flowers, too, like sunflowers, geraniums, and asters.
If you have any of these planted in your backyard, chances are you have had some visitors from time to time.
This couple’s visitor went viral.
Kim and Stan live in a neighborhood where white-tailed deer often visit people’s yards.
There are frequent sightings of these friendly creatures, and the couple has grown accustomed to seeing them walking around and even feeding on their plants.
The couple has varied reactions and interactions with every deer that drops by.
Kim said she loves talking to them while Stan chases them away.
And while a doorbell camera is for safety and security, the couple uses it to communicate as well.
This deer got an earful.
Their door camera’s two-way talk feature allows them to have a friendly chat with their dear visitors whenever they come over.
Just like this one instance that’s so adorable, people loved watching it repeatedly.
It reached almost half a million views.
At first, you can see a deer smelling and munching the bushes. It sniffed around the bushes and decided this must be a yummy treat for a hungry deer.
It went ahead and feasted on the plants, even burying its face among the leaves. It must have been that good!
Kim got a notification.
Someone – or something – was outside.
She checked the camera, and there she saw the deer. It was eating peacefully and joyfully, so she decided to converse with their deer visitor.
“Hey! What are you doing?”
Kim said in a rather friendly tone through the doorbell cam.
The deer was surprised by the voice calling out but saw no one. Ah, humans. They can sometimes be magical!
It just stared straight at the camera, knowing that the sound came from there.
You can tell by the movements of its ears that it was intently listening.
“Are you eating my bushes?”
The deer looked guilty and froze.
You can see that big gulp of nerves and guilt, but it only played cool, as if it did nothing wrong.
Kim sweetly told the deer, “it’s okay,” but that’s when her husband decided to pipe in and say, “Don’t eat my trees.”
“Don’t eat the trees; only those bushes,” the sweet woman reminded it.
Well, at least the deer was still allowed to have a feast. However, it probably was too shy to go on since it was caught red-hooved.
It walked away and looked back at the camera to say goodbye.
It was a simple interaction people loved.
See how this deer handles being caught in the act of a garden raid in the video below!
