Unexpected Visitor

Goodness me, not often you see one of those in your garden!! we have the same bench cover btw!

That's a Muntjac......at least they don't tend to ruin gardens like other deer may!

I wonder what it thought about the 'lush green' grass. poor thing probably thought it was going to get a good meal.
we often see deer in the fields around us but so far they havn't been in the garden.

we have a bench that gets left out all winter. OH likes sanding and oiling it in the spring.

Excellent photography.

What a treat! Wish I'd seen it puzzling over the grass - thank you for the smile!

DottyD : It's a good choice of cover and don't we have good taste! :O)

Paul: Muntjac? We thought it was just one of the New Forest deer that are on the heath. Don't really know anything about the different kinds.
It came back today and made for the pond area. When I appeared it leapt the hedge back on to the heath.

Seaburng: OH used to do that. Takes time.

Diane: I'll tell my OH. He took the image through the dining-room window in quite a rush.

Steragram: We'll keep on smiling as long as it doesn't start on the flower buds!

Oh, maybe....I'm no expert but it certainly looks like the Muntjacs that I used to see n the fields around my sister in law's place in North Essex.
I believe they cull the muntjacs in the new forest as they threaten the roe deer population.

Mentioned this possibility to Younger Son, Paul, and he said the muntjac is smaller than "our" deer. Whatever kind, it's pretty!!

I think it is a roe deer, going by the size of it. Muntjacs are shorter/smaller and they have obvious 'fangs' protruding teeth/tusks.

Do you know how it got in......is it likely to be a frequent visitor, which could be a problem, as pretty as it is!!

Yes, muntjacs are quite compact and very powerful legs.

Comes in from next door (open gate). When a large fir tree was removed a gap was left in the adjoining hedge which is slowly being filled in. Probably won't be now deer has found it.