‘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 
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