Up close and personal
By snowy
@snowy22315 (197953)
United States
October 25, 2025 8:21am CST
So, early this morning I hear crashing outside the window. It was clearly a big animal or a human..although why a human would be crashing around outside my window I would have no idea, (couldn't be good) It was too dark to see what was outside. I was assuming it was a deer though because they can be noisy and a few minutes later I heard one calling to the others so that was it for sure. Right under the window are holly bushes. They are spiky, but do have berries on this year. I wonder if they would want to eat those? They wouldn't be worth putting up with the spikes.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
Yeah, but those bushes have a lot of spiky leaves on. I don't think it would be worth it.
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@LadyDuck (485861)
• Italy
25 Oct
@snowy22315 - I had told to my husband that if we stayed, that holly tree had to go. When I had to clean under it those spikes were terrible even if I wore gloves.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
Safer in the house besides deer aren't scary. What might scare me would be a bobcat staring into my window from a nearby tree, or a person of course. They don't,t belong there.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
@Nevena83 What if it was something that would attack you when you opened the door? No Thanks!
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@Nevena83 (65997)
• Serbia
25 Oct
@snowy22315 Yes, you're right, but I wouldn't be able to sleep until I see what's outside.
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@GardenGerty (166173)
• United States
26 Oct
That woke you with a start. I think Holly berries are poisonous, but maybe that is just for humans. One safety tip I read years ago was if you were on the groundfloor to plant spikey shrubs under the windows to deter burglaries.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
Next time remember your cat burgular mask, and quiet shoes.
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@LooeyVille (112)
• United States
25 Oct
They’re getting frisky in the cooler weather
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@Tampa_girl7 (53649)
• United States
25 Oct
I guess those berries taste really good to them.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
These are holly berries the red ones, don't think we have any gooseberries around here,,,but I am sure they would enjoy them.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
It was a deer. I heard them calling to each other a few minutes after.
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@RasmaSandra (90299)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Oct
I recently had the possum that comes to eat leftovers fighting with a feral cat and banging against my door, I peeked out and was glad to see both survived and parted company,
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@Marilynda1225 (86697)
• United States
25 Oct
At least it was only a deer thrashing around in your bushes but it certainly would have scared me awake.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
It was really loud due to the rustling leaves and the heavy weight of the deer.
@sallypup (66497)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Oct
I was startled to see a deer on a street the other morning when I drove to the pool. Then I remembered that yeah, this is small town America but there is both a river near by and a lake and lots of underbrush and trees. I hope the deer didn't get hit.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
26 Oct
Eah, a human would have no business being there
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@MarieCoyle (50066)
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25 Oct
When I lived in southern IL. the deer ate holly berries off of our bushes, too. In fact, they ate anything and everything...leaves off of trees, garden stuff, you name it, they weren't very picky.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
I am gonna have to check to see if those berries are missing.
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@snowy22315 (197953)
• United States
25 Oct
I see them fairly often especially this time of the year.
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@Treborika (18086)
• Mombasa, Kenya
26 Oct
Definitely they were after the berries.
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