Resident wildlife

We've lived here since 1977 and have been quite used to catching sight of deer, usually from the car, as we pass through local countryside and woodland. I never dreamt that the time would come when we might see them visiting our suburban garden and taking up residence.

This is not a 'proper' deer but a muntjac distinguished from the Chinese water deer which also run wild hereabouts; muntjac have the short antlers, whereas the Chinese water deer don't and instead have rather sharp looking tusks sticking sideways out of the corners of their mouth.

They are a bit of a pest because they gobble up my wife's plants.