A Wee Puzzle

First go look at these deer Becky and the boss saw yesterday when they went to Amsterdam to get cornflakes and a new circulatory pump for the outdoor wood stove. They (*deer, not my relatives) can often be seen grazing along the north side of Route 5 west of the city, or even in the road in front of your car if you are not so fortunate.

It seems to me that these look to be in pretty good rig for February during a winter with as much snow and cold as we have had this year. There is a thick crust on most snow too, which you would think would hamper them. Folks we've talked to say they are staying fat on corn that got left out last fall because we had such atrocious weather and couldn't harvest. Certainly, our turkeys are so well-fed that they aren't even coming down by the barn yet. (Yeah, we lost a LOT of corn due to rain and mud.)

Also notice the red one. Seems unusual compared to the usual dim grey of winter....pretty anyhow.
I think Beck did a nice job with these photos!