A Good Excuse for Minimal Gardening

@JudyEv (342145)
Rockingham, Australia
June 23, 2016 7:25pm CST
We've been getting up later than usual because it's been dark and cold. This morning I came out to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee and there is mumma eating my Indian hawthorn bush. This doe doesn't flee at the least little sound so my few noises finding my camera didn't bother her. In the end I was tapping the window telling her it was time to leave. We obviously need higher netting if this poor plant is to survive. It's a good excuse though as neither of us are keen on gardening. We always blame the roos for our lack of enthusiasm.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
24 Jun 16
going to say, she has some attitude, lol! And does not care at all that you are there
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• Centralia, Missouri
25 Jun 16
@JudyEv right? Pretty sure she was content to keep on munching
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
I watched her for quite a while and took a heap of photos then decided I'd have no bush left if I didn't persuade her to go.
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Can they hurt people when shooed away but doesn't like to?
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• Tempe, Arizona
24 Jun 16
@JudyEv Wow, scary!!
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
@JudyEv Oh my , i guess i would be scared if i have to encounter one like that . I would just go away instead , rather than risk being hurt by that .
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
There are very few that became brave enough to stand up to you. If they become too used to humans they might decide they don't want to move but mostly this doesn't happen. On some golf courses and big bucks (males) get used to humans then they will stand their ground and you have to walk around them.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Jun 16
I hate gardening and would even blame kangaroos despite living in England.
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
24 Jun 16
@JudyEv Any excuse will do for me. I shall blame the cats that keep distracting me to feed them.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
No-one would believe you though. What about deer? Could you blame deer?
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
@Asylum That's a good one. Cats are a great excuse. :)
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
24 Jun 16
I think I need some roos in my part of the world
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
24 Jun 16
@JudyEv I remember once, my first year of teaching, in a country school, having sheep to mow the lawn!
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 16
@valmnz Sheep can wreck a garden pretty quickly. Our chooks were always kept contained in a big orchard with a six-foot fence but if one got in the garden, Mum was after it in a shot. We'd catch it and one wing would be cut but if it came in again, its throat would be cut!
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
To do some pruning do you mean? They are pretty proficient at it. I guess they've had a bit of practice after 14 years.
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@Tampa_girl7 (50524)
• United States
24 Jun 16
What a sight to see.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
I wasn't expecting to see roos - just came out to the kitchen to get coffee and there she was.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
Someone's caught!
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
Yes, caught green-handed!
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 16
@Lucky15 I'm not sure what you mean. They only come into the garden to feed every week or two but they often hold food in their paws to eat.
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@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
25 Jun 16
@JudyEv uh oh. Do they always do that ma'am?
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@marsha32 (6631)
• United States
7 Aug 16
I just love the photo. So kangaroos are called does too?
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Aug 16
Yes, they are. There are bucks, does and the babies are joeys.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
29 Jul 16
thats a lovely photo so you have critters that eat your gardens wow.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
29 Jul 16
Mostly we plant things they don't like but they do like this bush.
@vandana7 (100605)
• India
4 Sep 16
I have seen kangaroo..but only in zoos. I did not know that they roam around like ordinary citizens..lol. We have our cows and buffaloes and lambs doing street rounds...competing with humans on dirtying ...lol
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@vandana7 (100605)
• India
4 Sep 16
@JudyEv .. Our cattle seem to proclaim, we are domesticated so we have equal rights to enjoy the facilities like roads and whatever...come to think of it, our street dogs do the same...and cats, and rats...oh nature...sometimes you are so beautiful...SOMETIMES NOT..lol
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 16
@vandana7 Some kangaroos seem to think they are equal on some of our golf courses. They eat or lie on the fairways and often will not move unless a golf ball hits them.
@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 16
We live in the country and don't have any near neighbours. They don't really roam around the streets.
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@sofssu (23662)
24 Jun 16
She seems pretty happy with her breakfast there.. LOL
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@sofssu (23662)
24 Jun 16
@JudyEv I like her attitude and poise as she looks at you.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
@sofssu I watched her for quite a few minutes before I decided she'd had enough of my shrub.
@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
She wasn't in a hurry to move. I had to rap on the window several times before she decided to leave.
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@marlina (154130)
• Canada
1 Aug 16
Thanks for the photo. I wouldn't garden if there were animals like this one coming and eating the stuff.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
1 Aug 16
She looks a bit put out doesn't she?
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Jun 16
Sounds like a perfect excuse to me, but I'd hate it if creatures ate my plants. Slugs and snails are bad enough.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
The roos would have a ball in your garden! I can just see one with a lovely begonia hanging out its mouth! :)
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@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
24 Jun 16
@JudyEv Aaaaghh!! That would really upset me
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
@jaboUK You can see the doe holding the branch. She would hold the begonia branch and pick off the pretty little flowers one by one!!
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• United States
24 Jun 16
dang, she e'en acts like she's posin' fer ya! yes ma'am, that'd be good reasonin' fer not gettin' too keen'n gardenin'. kinda like the folks who battle deer'n other wild critters here'n the u.s.
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• United States
24 Jun 16
@JudyEv that's the troubles with some critters, they've been invaded by humans 'n found they've tasty treats. soon their fear leaves.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
She wasn't in a hurry to leave. I ended up rapping on the window quite hard to get her to move on.
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• United States
24 Jun 16
Ah, the perils of gardens: all your hard work can disappear in a few minutes if the right animal comes around. Good luck with the higher netting!
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Jun 16
That's very true. Luckily we are not mad keen gardeners. Our friends have fenced their five acres and have buried the netting a little to keep out the rabbits. It has been expensive though.
• United States
24 Jun 16
@JudyEv Oh yes, I'm sure it would be very expensive.
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• Tempe, Arizona
24 Jun 16
I love to garden and grow things...I enjoyed your story and picture..cute!
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 16
Thanks. We are not good gardeners but we enjoy having the kangaroos around.
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@sishy7 (27167)
• Australia
24 Jun 16
she's a beauty!
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 16
Isn't she lovely? Because of the spot on her face we can recognise among the others.
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@hereandthere (45645)
• Philippines
24 Jun 16
how tall is she? i think goats will eat anything here.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 16
Sitting like this, about 4 feet tall. The males are taller.
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@Juliaacv (51393)
• Canada
24 Jun 16
She's a cutie, but then again, a rather destructive one. You've got a similar problem with her that I do with the heron and the koi pond.
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@xFiacre (13152)
• Ireland
24 Jun 16
@judyev She actually looks quite cross at you for disturbing her!
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 16
Definitely a 'what do you want' look. She didn't really want to leave either - didn't take off in a panic, just moved out of the garden to some grass.
@sj3011 (621)
24 Jun 16
Attitude at its best.
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@JudyEv (342145)
• Rockingham, Australia
25 Jun 16
I think she thinks it is her garden, not mine!