St. Louis wildlife

The Whomptons live, as we affectionately call it, in the slums of Creve Coeur, fully encased in suburbia: tons of houses, lots of big trees, plenty of dogs and cats. We are lucky enough to have a house that backs up to common ground, which is about 100 meters across and miles and miles long. The common ground brings in the real wildlife, which we love to see. We regularly see squirrels and birds, chipmunks and rabbits, ducks and geese, and deer. Deer travel up and down the common ground and they graze and nibble on bushs and grass (and, admittedly, on our tomato plants). We have what can best be described as a thicket in the backyard and it attracts many deer. We have been lucky enough to have a family of four deer travel to our yard each morning. The girls, especially, love to stand at the dining room window and watch the incredibly gentle deer enjoy their breakfast.