Posted on 07/31/2020 7:32:50 AM PDT by SJackson
Harpist Is Accompanied By Adorable Woodland Creature In A Dreamy Scene Straight Out Of A Disney Movie BY MATTHEW RUSSELL
“My harp session turned into a Disney movie,” writes Redditor u/Noomie90.
The musician was preparing for practice when a white-tailed deer approached slowly from behind. With a smile and a song, she continued to play along.
The harpist performed “The Sounds of Silence” with a uniquely designed “portable” model.
The deer appears in the background of the meadow.
“TIL harps can have slings so you can harp anywhere,” commented Redditor u/nerdwaffles.
“It’s actually an altered guitar strap!” replied the musician.
The deer comes very close to the harpist before going back into the woods.
The deer is mesmerized by the music and draws closer as the song progresses. But before the song is up, the deer dashes off back into the woods.
The harpist jumps just as her woodland audience bounds into the thicket.
“There’s something so beautiful about them being drawn together by the music only to both be startled by each other.,” wrote u/greenline_chi.
he harpist was startled by the deer as it jumped into the tall grass.
The deer jumps back into the woods.
“I had seen it in the distance, but the sound of it rushing off made me think it was charging at me!” the musician wrote.
The harpist was startled by the deer as it jumped into the tall grass.
Most commentors in the thread agreed, u/Noomie90’s harp skills are second to none, but what of the deer? What will this ungulate remember from this event?
“For the rest of its life, that deer is going to remember that there are beautiful nymphs in the woods who play haunting music, but it will never see another one,” wrote u/chickenstalker99. “It will listen expectantly, and wonder where the harp girl has gone. In dreams, it will see her again, but awake to find her gone.”
Redditor u/deucemagnet offered an alternative take on the video.
“Rather than engaging in an arduous chase, the wild Noomie90 entices her prey closer with the melodious sound of Simon and Garfunkel played on a harp,” u/deucemagnet wrote, attributing the narration, “probably” to David Attenborough. “Here, she catches the attention of a whitetail doe. The doe is wary, but mesmerized. She cannot help but be drawn ever closer, where she will be clubbed senseless by the heavy instrument. Suddenly, the doe’s instincts overcome the fugue state induced by the siren song. She flees, living to see another day.”
Listen to the sweet sounds of u/Noomie90’s harp in the video below.
Not around here. One of these "adorable creatures" chased our poor little doggy back to the patio a couple days ago.
I have talked to a bird with my fiddle. Conversation did not get very far, though.
We have a lot of “urban” deer around here. They are almost all partially tame from receiving handouts. Most of them do not have much fear of people. They are very cute, but they are constantly eating expensive plants and flowers.
I WAS going to post that Helen Thomas pic, but it’s Friday, and almost lunch, so I wouldn’t do that to you.
I’ve seen videos of this practice. People take musical instruments to pastures, woods or fields, start playing, and the elephants, cows, deer, etc., come to listen.
According to a relative of mine it works with wild reptiles too. Sit on the porch, play a violin, and they will come and check you out.
“Breast”, I believe.
A doe and two fawns are now wandering the east side of Atlanta. Pictures were posted on Nextdoor.
“There are several scientific studies that suggest certain animals enjoy listening to music”
When I sit down to play piano, one of our cats runs into the room, sits by the piano, and stays until I’m finished. (The other cats don’t care.)
I can soothe her savage breast all by myself.....................
Deer acclimate to humans pretty well.....I had one which wanted a ride in my car. Came right through the windshield!
You are a gentleman indeed...
I grabbed his antlers and tried to twist him off me, damn, he was stronger than I expected.
He finally just trotted away. No idea what happened to him.
I actually got a really good sound, but having 10 keys for each thumb was too wierd, so I abandoned it.
Besides, all double reed players are insane.
Deer are very curious. So something strange but pleasant to the ear would likely compel them to come check it out.
Not true. I just tried playing an apple and it sounded nothing like the harp.
A saxophone will draw them, too.
Fear will actually drive deer to close proximity to humans. My two brothers and myself were on a gas well site on the back of my property. We were taking a break from walking by sitting on a well pipe when we heard a cougar squall and a big rustle just inside the wood line from us. We readied our guns in that direction, but instead of a big cat leaping out of the woods, four deer came running out and came right up to us, turned around, and stared intently at the opening in the woods. The deer were so close to use you could reach out and touch them. We were armed, and this was a section of woods that gets deer hunted every season. After a few minutes, the deer simply trotted off across the well site. Evidently, they were more afraid of what was in the woods than they were of us.
Awww ... they’re so cute!
Deer are dangerous. Especially during the rut. They have killed a few people.
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