Red Deer by danob
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Description
The Red Deer is Britain's largest native land mammal, standing up to 1.5m at the shoulder.
Male Red Deer are distinguished from the females the Hind featured here by their branched antlers, which they lose and re-grow each year.
For centuries, the wild deer of Britain were reserved exclusively for royalty to hunt. William the Conqueror introduced the death penalty for killing a deer, and a sentence of maiming for attempting to kill a deer. These harsh penalties were not abolished until the reign of Henry III, although deer were still preserved by law for the sport of the monarch until the nineteenth century. The only other enemies of deer - the bear, wolf and lynx - have all been exterminated, in the U.K
SPECIES
There are seven species of deer living wild in Britain. The Red Deer and the Roe Deer are native species. Fallow Deer were introduced by the Romans and, since the seventeenth century, have been joined by three other non-native species: Sika, Muntjac and Chinese Water Deer which have escaped from parks. In addition, a herd of Reindeer was established in Scotland in 1952.
Most of the Red Deer in Britain are found in Scotland, but there are significant wild populations in south-west and north-west England, East Anglia and the north Midlands. Red deer can interbreed with the introduced Japanese sika deer and in some areas, hybrids are common.
Red Deer, Roe Deer and Melanistic Fallow Deer can be found on the reserves and also like this one in the wild
Comments (55)
danob
Before I forget this animal is in her winter coat which is a brownish grey in the summer the red coat is far more pronounced
NODROG69
Stunning portrait of this beautiful animal ~ superb details and light and colour.
YohannR
SUPERBE...!!!!!!!!!!!!! At the rate you are going you should be able to publish a naturalist book with all of those beautifull pictures that you took...!!!
chantal-france
Absolutely perfect portrit of this lovely animal!! Love the POV and the ray of sun on his face : FANTASTIC!!!! V
d_hood
Its not everyday I look at a picture here and learn something too. Great shot.
Hythshade
Great shot, beautiful close up. Well done
jimry
A lovely animal Dan and captured well...nice pov and dof :)
Krystie
Oh, lovely shot! I Vote!
cynlee
we have the white-tailed deer here in TX, which multiply in abundance... i am not a hunting advocate but if not for "hunting season" they would fast become a pest as they eat all sorts of gardens & the like, but mostly are a real traffic hazard, i hit at least 2 a year :( ...thought about what if the highway system put in deerproof fencing... but have been told that would be very costly... anyway dear danny... your photo is splendid as always with beautiful detail, compo & dof! :]
sossy
wow! stunning! a wonderful capture and close up! never seen a deer so near! excellent detailed and perfect POV
Cosme..D..Churruca
Very interesting the information ! About the shot what I can say... genial as always !
vlaaitje
so as always very touching...this is a wonderful shot...excellent close up, and thanks for the explanation
borsy
Excellent image!!!
Corwin13
Awesome portrait!!! Wonderful! Vote
Blush
Ohhhh The deer is lovely...it my hubby & mines fav pasttime to go to the lake and count deer there they are protected on this land last time we went we counted 158:) No kidding in less than one hr,,,this is beautiful and I love it I have some new ones up come on over I've missed ya Vote n hugs Susan~
iaacf
Fantastic shot !!!!
kenwas
Such a wonderful shot. The light and the detail of the coat work so well together. Vote!
solrac_gi_2nd
You are publishing a stunning series. This is a MUST !!! Congrats !
soulofharmony
wowww this is absolutely beautiful....so soft and gentle sublime natural p'graphy...:) theyre talking of a deer Cull around here...saddly..
tony_br22
splendid image
Tedz
Splendid Photo....I use Deer Velvet all the time...blush...have the same Deer here....introduced from Your Land....regarded now as a Pest....open Season.
SoulEatar
How did you get a wild deer to pose for you in the day time - Perfect shot !
logiloglu
a wonderful capture. excellent shot,Danny !!!!!!! #:O) !!!!!!!!!
Apophis906
Wow,thats just some close shot their,what a very pretty deer. Excellent capture and job.
susanmoses
Where I live in Beverly Hills... the deer feed right outside my window... such a beautiful and peaceful animal... xlt shot Danny! :]
kansas
Beautiful photo. Like Cynlee, we have White Tails and they can be horrible pests.
DJB
You would have a field day where I where I live taking shots(with a camera) of these.Whitetail,Mule,Fallow,Plus all the related species. A nice capture,and info !
Dianthus
Wonderful shot and love the presentation. Well done:O)
gallimel
awesome close up.Those eyes are a poem.
Tamela.J.
aww What a cute lil nose that I can see all bright & shiny red for Christmas hehee This is absolutely darling shot!! Xcellent! V