‘That woman. Seen her before. One of those volunteer Roaming Rangers isn’t she? I think she’s harmless.’
‘I’m not sure. I’m off …’
‘That one’s a scaredy-cat. Who’ll be back. We’ll just wait here and see what happens…’
‘There. Told you she means no harm. She’s off to see the red deer now…’
Wandering red deer hinds …
Just one calf …
Young stags – no chance of breeding this year …
Ah, those antlers are more like it. Best rest now while they can … They’ll be battling it out in the rutting season.
And just to finish off, here are two classic portraits of stags, for Leanne’s Monochrome Madness. The first is a young sika…
… the next a mature red deer.
From Pyrenees to Pennines 
Aren’t they gorgeous, Margaret? You are so lucky to see them on a regular basis. Wonderful photos!
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I am lucky. But they certainly gave me a ring-side seat the other day.
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Charming photos
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Thank you. Charming animals.
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Indeed
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Lovely shots, Margaret. Hard to avoid the word cute when looking at that calf. I remember hearing rutting stags in the New Forest. We were curious to investigate but we decided best to steer clear. I imagine it’s quite a sight.
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It is. And yes – stay clear. Thanks!
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Splendid photos! The Sika Deer remind me of the cheeky animals in Nara/Japan.
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They are a Japanese deer, apparently. Thanks!
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Beautiful. Lucky you! Your photo story is very calming, deer just exude peace.
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They have plenty of feel-good about them. Lucky me indeed.
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Great shots Margaret, love the last couple, good inclusion.
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I thought they deserved a formal portrait!
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Beautiful shots of these lovely creatures!
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They were lovely – and obliging that day too.
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Lovely photos of wonderful animals. I guess the spots are different on each animal
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Yes. These are only spotted in summer, the fallow deer always, and the red deer never, after babyhood.
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Oh, deer. All of those deer in day? They must be very accustomed to seeing you and others wandering the grounds. Lovely photos.
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There are over 300, and 3 different varieties. I usually walk about 7 miles in a shift, so get to see most of their favourite haunts. I don’t get too close though. These are heavily zoomed in on.
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oh these are wonderful photographs, what a treat
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Aren’t I lucky?
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very lucky 😊
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How wonderful to see all these deer, but the red deer calf in particular – pure Bambi ❤
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Such a treat. Too far away to get a good shot, but who would want to spook him/her by getting nearer?
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These are very beautiful and I like your narrative too. 7 miles is a heck of a shift!
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And a lot of it’s uphill. At the end. Always at the end.
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wonderful images!!!
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Thanks Dawn.
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Excellent captures, Margaret. I especially liked the photo with the antlers. Great photos!
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Thank you. They are quite hard to capture, being relatively distant.
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Oh, these are fabulous photos Margaret, what beautiful animals.
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They are beautiful . Silas seem to be a favourite with many, but I love all 3 varieties we have at Studley. Plus the occasional visiting roe deer.
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Beautiful images of those charming creatures! My favourite is the B&W image of the young Sika
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Ah thanks, Sue. Handsome fellah, eh?
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Great characters and photos.
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They are lovely. And I was lucky they hung around so.long.
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They are beautiful!
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Aren’t they just?
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And so are your photos!
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Thank you. They posed beautifully .
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What a joyful photo collection, Margaret. Love the story that went along with the photos.
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That encounter certainly made my day Rebecca.
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That was a fun way, presenting the photos. Wouldn’t we all like to know the thoughts of animals…
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They’re fairly transparent , those deer 😉
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They are so majestic aren’t they!
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The males more than the females probably. The latter are a bit too nervy to be called Majestic I think.
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I wrote to the Happiness Engineers this morning about our communications issues. So far, I’ve just had an auto-generated acknowledgement. I’ll keep you posted.
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Thanks.😊
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Oh look what I just found in Spam! They’ve got the wrong idea about us, haven’t they🤣?
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It is beyond my comprehension. The same algorithms are used for my comments to you as are used for those to all other sites. Perhaps I used contentious language at some stage!
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I think not Peter. We’re not getting anywhere, are we?
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No, but it’s a nice day!
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It was a nice day – till you got spammed again!
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Beautiful images and story Margaret! I liked that they didn’t see you as a threat. Once my friend and I came upon a heard of does. They let us get up close and walk through.
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Really? That is unusual. I kept my distance and zoomed like mad!
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The deer at Effie Yeaw are used to humans. I don’t think I’d walk through a herd of bucks!
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We’d be be after you if you did. They are, after all, wild creatures and it’s important they stay that way.
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Effie Yeaw is a nature preserve. We stay on the pathways and do not disturb. When we walked through the doe herd, we were on the path.
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Ah, I see! Luckily, they’re not that tame here.
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I’m not sure they are tame. I think they are just used to us as long as we respect them. I have a feeling if we made a sudden move toward them, they’d scatter.
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Beautiful photos, Margaret. It’s wonderful to see a group of deer in one place.
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They certainly bring me joy every time I see them (and luckily for me, that’s often).
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Lovely photos Margaret. I haven’t been looking at posts for a while, and lost the plot when it came to leaving comments.
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Don’t worry about that Joyce. Comments seem to have a life of their own on WordPress. But this came through loud and clear! Hope all is well with you – our paths don’t seem to be crossing much at the moment.
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