We are having the same nice weather as you. Deer have been up around the house almost daily, small groups of 3-5, eating the myrtle and evergreens from our Christmas wreath. All that snow melted and left them hungry.
I remember when my hubby was working and every day for years he would call right before he left work which was about 20 minutes away. I started noticing our little dog would get up stretch and go sit by the slider that faces the driveway. At first I didn’t think much of it, he would get all excited of course when “daddy” came home. It got so regular and went on for a few years before I realized that he did not have a clock in his head but paid attention to the phone ringing and hearing me talk to my hubby. Then he knew about 20 minutes later to go sit by the slider and keep watch. It was awhile before I figured out that the phone call was the trigger. Slow I was!
Our domesticated pets are creatures of habit, that’s for sure. :)