Nature Journal entry, July 17, 2015...
Photographer: William Wise | iNat Observation: 30164327 - White-tailed Deer; Athens-Clarke County, Georgia. July 17, 2015. ©williamwisephoto.com
I love to see the neighborhood deer. It is good to know that we humans haven't been able to eradicate every habitat and animal on the planet yet. However, the deer love our Day Lilies. I wouldn't mind, except I paid money for them! And now I'm forced to spend more money on deer repellent to spray on the desired vegetation. I wish the deer would just be satisfied with the persimmon tree planted in our backyard.
I mostly see does and fawns, but this morning at 6:30 AM on my way to morning prayer, I managed to spot a young buck still in velvet chowing down at the better landscaped yard up the street. I'm sure when my neighbor awakes they too will make trip to Lowes in frustration to purchase some repellent!
Athens, Georgia
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Hi William - interesting post! I was first introduced to day lilies when a friend fried some up for me in college. Apparently all parts are edible for people too! You may not be aware that they are also not native to North America and are becoming very invasive in places. Non native plants provide limited resources for very few generalist species, like deer. It gets even worse when these types of species begin invading natural areas, because they in a sense ‘sterilize’ naturalize areas by outcompeting native plants and providing for no specialist species. Behind outright habitat destruction, this is probably the second most damaging thing humans are doing to our native biodiversity, and something that we each can actively play a part in changing. Perhaps consider replacing your day lilies with one of the thousands of beautiful species native to eastern North America!
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