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Your mailbox isn't the only thing buried under the snow.

You've probably seen this picture on facebook or email of these two deer head-deep in white stuff.

Mother Nature didn't do wildlife any favors this week. But despite several feet of snow in some places, deer and turkey populations will be fine.

That's the word from Lee County Conservation Board Director Tom Buckley. He says deer will hole up in dens under pine trees...while turkeys will roost under cover. But when you see them after the storm...it means they're doing okay.

Buckley said, "They can live a week without food, getting their energy from their fat reserves."

But there are some animals that do suffer in this weather. Quail depend on seeds on the ground for food. And since their metabolism runs faster and there are fewer places to store fat on their little bodies, they can starve in this weather. Other birds can face problems as well.  Songbirds which may have begun their migration North this month may face problems finding food.

But animals like quail can use some human help. In fact it's all about habitat. Lee County Conservation officials say land owners and farmers should leave strips of trees and grass along property lines to serve as habitats or places where animals can live.  Those birds include meadow larks and red winged black birds.