Deer

Well, to be honest, reading botanical books about mediterranean climate I always jumped the chapter about deer resistant plants. First because my major problem is to find plants that resist our moderate cold but also wet Winters and second because my garden ist not located at the border of any forest. So I never experienced some close contact with cervids in my area.

All this have changed since this morning. I had a small thalk with my neighbour. She told me a "night visitor" has cleaned up her apple tree leaving a gift.........

This year the harvest will be done in a minute!

There is no doubt, with this shape and size (2.5 cm) they match only with red deer (Cervus elaphus) pellets!