Just hanging out with a couple of friends in the park
By KW
Our rambling photo man Steve McEnroe happened upon this scene Sunday on the Wildlife Loop Road in Custer State Park.
“There were two deer bedded down in the snow, off the roadway,” McEnroe says by e-mail. “Once of them had two magpies perched on it. They flitted around on the back of the deer and even jumped up and perched on one of the deer’s ears for more than a minute.
“It appeared that at least one of the birds was picking insects out of the other ear of the deer.”
So the McMan wonders if magpies will typically assist deer with their personal grooming needs and pest control.
Anybody know?
Either way, it’s a fun picture.