Hanging out with deers
By LowRiderX
@LowRiderX (22901)
Serbia
June 6, 2020 10:26am CST
Looking at some photos, I came across this one. It was made on one of my trips through Greece. It is a small picturesque village with a natural park - Agios Panteleimonas, with a small church, a few covered and fenced summer houses so that one could dine in peace and over 70 deers, who walk freely
It is spread over 6 acres. There we took our first big break, had breakfast at the summer house and spent almost two hours with these wonderful animals. And then we moved on..
I'm looking forward to coming back to this place ... oh yeah, I've already planned everything 
Have you ever had the opportunity to get this close to a deer without being a zoo?
It is spread over 6 acres. There we took our first big break, had breakfast at the summer house and spent almost two hours with these wonderful animals. And then we moved on..
I'm looking forward to coming back to this place ... oh yeah, I've already planned everything
Have you ever had the opportunity to get this close to a deer without being a zoo? 25 people like this
27 responses
@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@much2say These were used to people, and it was unusual for me, they ate out of my hand
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@much2say At one point there were about 20 of them around me
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@birjudanak (14316)
• India
6 Jun 20
Wow that's great and if its not zoo then you are brave that went so close to deer. They look friendly as well you too to them so they comfortable.nice place and never experienced it.
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@birjudanak (14316)
• India
6 Jun 20
@LowRiderX Yes but your touch may give them good and safe feeling so they not hurt you and thus you can able to take nice shot.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@birjudanak Yes, they won't hurt on purpose, otherwise you can't eat anything in front of them, they're so boring and they push their heads until they take whatever you hold from your hand
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@birjudanak I was afraid I have to admit, because sometimes they shake their heads because of flies so I was careful not to get hurt by the horns
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@DianneN (254926)
• United States
7 Jun 20
@LowRiderX They really are very sweet creatures. Many are very tame now.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@DianneN But they are beautiful. I’ve seen them in the fields, far away or at the zoo but never this tame
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@DianneN They are not here in Serbia, I saw them on the mountain, but they are fleeing, there are also in the zoo but there is a fence between us
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@JudyEv These are otherwise beautiful animals, but up close even more beautiful
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@JudyEv (381971)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Jun 20
@LowRiderX I can believe that. We have been quite close to some but I've never petted one.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
8 Jun 20
@JudyEv I found it on the internet, there are a couple more places like this in the world, but none of them are close to you
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@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
8 Jun 20
@LowRiderX I agree and if it is a place you like then it makes sense turn off 20 kilometers.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
8 Jun 20
@nela13 Since I will pass there again, it will not be difficult for me to turn off 20 kilometers from the highway to stop again. It would be a shame to cover 700 or more kilometers without stopping by
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@Miss_Leafy Thank you Miss I have a lot of photos, I couldn’t believe there were no fences between us
I have a lot of photos, I couldn’t believe there were no fences between us2 people like this
@Miss_Leafy (4296)
• Colombia
7 Jun 20
@LowRiderX That's amazing that you could touch that wild animal
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@rebelann (117220)
• El Paso, Texas
7 Jun 20
As long as they are never released into the wild they will remain safe @LowRiderX
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@rebelann We have deer in Serbia, but they are wild, run away from people. Those in the nature park that we visited have been there for years, they are used to people because people feed them
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@rebelann I agree, in this fenced nature park they are safe and have something to eat, they also have shelter ... it's just up to them to be beautiful
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@Juliaacv (56199)
• Canada
6 Jun 20
@LowRiderX I remember when my parents took us there, my Dad had a little bag of corn in his back pocket to feed the deer, and he felt something, and there was a deer pulling on the bag, and actually tore his pants. The deer were used to people, so they knew that they would be fed.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@Juliaacv I absolutely agree, and I’m glad you’re familiar with that feeling, that you had that kind of experience.. I was very excited, I couldn’t believe I was petting a deer
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@Juliaacv I know, here where I was they react as soon as they hear the bag rustling, it immediately pushes their head and literally takes everything you have in your hands
I know, here where I was they react as soon as they hear the bag rustling, it immediately pushes their head and literally takes everything you have in your hands2 people like this
@simone10 (54180)
• Louisville, Kentucky
12 Jun 20
@LowRiderX I can imagine! I wonder why it was so people friendly.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@simone10 Yes, I was impressed. They are beautiful animals but even more beautiful up close
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
12 Jun 20
@simone10 Because they are fenced in and they are used to people, locals from a nearby village feed them, they have shelter from rain and snow. Also a vet. Over time, they have been breeding here for years and now there are a little more than 70
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@just4him Yes that's meThe photo is from September last year, on a trip through Greece
The photo is from September last year, on a trip through Greece2 people like this
@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@just4him Thank you, I was hoping this could be a good and interesting story for readers
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@thelme55 (79308)
• Germany
9 Jun 20
@LowRiderX It is a nice place to visit every now and then.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
9 Jun 20
@thelme55 Yes, I might get bored of being closer to me and being able to go more often
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@thelme55 Although I don't like to visit places I've been to before, this place is an exception
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
7 Jun 20
@LowRiderX
That is cool that you could get close to the deer. That must have been fond memories for you.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@Hannihar I am so impressed that I will visit them again. I'll bring some more food
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@jayanth_77 (7179)
• India
7 Jun 20
I never knew deers love to come close to humans . I never got such an opportunity except watch them at zoos behind iron barricades.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@jayanth_77 They are afraid, they are wild animals, they have been in this natural park for years, they are used to people, because people feed them
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@Shunnan Oh I see, well you never know, nor did I imagine that I would experience it to touch a deer
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@Shunnan (2130)
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7 Jun 20
@LowRiderX Philippines we have here in the Philippines but it is a bit far in my area.
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
6 Jun 20
Not experienced touching the deers that close like you did
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@m_audrey6788 There is a similar place in Slovenia, if you ever pass you can stop by, it's close to you
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@jstory07 Such places are rare, it is even rarer to meet tame deer
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
9 Jun 20
@jstory07 Yes, just like here in Serbia, there are them in the mountains, but they run away from people
@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
6 Jun 20
That looks amazing, I don’t blame you for wanting to go back.
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@Dragonairy1 (1722)
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
6 Jun 20
@LowRiderX I like to see different places too, but some places are special.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@Dragonairy1 Thank you, it left such a strong impression on me that I wanted to go back, otherwise I don't like to go to places I've been before, I try to always go to different locations
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@Dragonairy1 That's right, and it happened to me a few times. Of course, there are places I would never go again even if they called me for free
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@dgobucks226 (37621)
•
6 Jun 20
Never as close as the photo. I've been a short distance away when playing golf and seeing one on the course. But they run away as we approach. That would be fun to pet a deer 
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@dgobucks226 I was scared at first and my heart almost sank to my heels when the biggest of them approached me and then when they were convinced that I was not the enemy, they came and stayed, an amazing experience
and then when they were convinced that I was not the enemy, they came and stayed, an amazing experience2 people like this
@freelancermariagrace (29342)
• Philippines
7 Jun 20
I have never been so close to a deer.
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
7 Jun 20
@freelancermariagrace No deer in the Philippines?
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
6 Jun 20
Yes,of course.
In a garden in my city there are some free range deers. The deers were brought from nepal 200 years ago by Sir Stanford Thomas Raffles, during his short reign in Indonesia
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@nawala123 (20871)
• Indonesia
6 Jun 20
@LowRiderX yes, i ever rub and fed them with my kids. They are accustomed wth visitor, not scared
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@nawala123 It is wonderful that children have such an experience
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@LowRiderX (22901)
• Serbia
6 Jun 20
@nawala123 Are they tame, can they be cuddled? 
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