Druid Hills Wildlife

WILDLIFE IN THE DRUID HILLS SUBDIVISION

Wildlife in the Druid Hills Subdivision

These animals are amazing, please keep them safe.  Excess debree can cause broken ankles if they are running through the woods. They have their own pathways, that from time to time need clearing of dead branches.  They raise their young in these woods and the fawns need a place to hide while mom is away forging. Juniper bushes make good hiding spots. The deer seem to sense when danger is near such as mountain lions, because the deer disappear from our area when they feel threatened.

If you have a mistletoe toe problem and cut the branches off the tree, the deer love to eat the mistletoe off these branches as well as the trunks if they can reach the out shoots that look like plump cedar twigs that deform the tree in growth.

COLORADO STATE FOREST SERVICE

Dwarf Mistletoe: Parasitic Plants. … Dwarf mistletoes are parasites of native conifer forests that can cause severe damage. These plants tend to confine their attacks to one species of tree, with only occasional attacks on other species.