Animal feed station with strange happenings

2024.12.26
Taken from a live webcam, This is a feeding station for deer and other wildlife. There is some thing growing and then retracting into the ground.

Search through the video to see multiple sightings

Could this be the cause of the deer and other animals with growths?
https://www.foxnews.com/us/viral-photos-deer-strange-warts-frankenstein-rabbit-squirrel-sightings