beautiful flowers,i was not familiar with them....very nice looking swamp too!i have seen similar fencing around small areas in various locales in the woods,and it was not always apparent to me what they were there for.just reiterates to me how much i have to learn about the local flora.
about the deer-it definitely seems i've seen an increasing amount of them lately when i visit the pines(maybe others here have also noticed this?).a longtime piney/local also told me human urine works well to keep them out of places e.g. yards,gardens.....but i don't know how adversely that would effct the rare plants in question in this thread though,i.e. severely alter pH,etc.....but anyway in case there's any doubt deer populations left unchecked(now that most if not all of their natural predators are removed) will absolutely wreack havoc on an entire ecosystem-i've seen it too much elsewhere-it's amazing how much they affect the local flora/fauna indirectly if not directly.
about the deer-it definitely seems i've seen an increasing amount of them lately when i visit the pines(maybe others here have also noticed this?).a longtime piney/local also told me human urine works well to keep them out of places e.g. yards,gardens.....but i don't know how adversely that would effct the rare plants in question in this thread though,i.e. severely alter pH,etc.....but anyway in case there's any doubt deer populations left unchecked(now that most if not all of their natural predators are removed) will absolutely wreack havoc on an entire ecosystem-i've seen it too much elsewhere-it's amazing how much they affect the local flora/fauna indirectly if not directly.
You can see one of them at the bottom right at the top of the cage. It is sticking through and is vulnerable.
