Roe in the rut

[willie_gunn]

I got to the nearby Nature Reserve at around 5:30 this morning and almost immediately saw a buck chasing a doe.

A little further on I paused by a gateway into a field as there was a muntjac barking at me from within a small patch of woodland. This roe buck then appeared.

 

[Ooops]

great photos willie. What did you use?

 

[Woodsmoke]

Cracking photos!

 

[willie_gunn]

great photos willie. What did you use?

Thank you. I used a Nikon D750 with a Nikon 500mm f4 lens for these.

 

[Ooops]

Thank you. I used a Nikon D750 with a Nikon 500mm f4 lens for these.

As Woodsmoke says cracking results.

I was hoping you were going to say that you used an iPhone. You camera's no where near point and press enough for a simpleton like me

 

[baguio]

Great photographs as usual willie. Do the nature reserve carry out deer management because that old boy is going to go down hill fast next winter.

 

[FrenchieBoy]

Amazing photos Willie. A treat for sore eyes! Well done mate!

 

[willie_gunn]

Great photographs as usual willie. Do the nature reserve carry out deer management because that old boy is going to go down hill fast next winter.

TBH I don't know, but I would hope there is some kind of management scheme in place.

A river forms at least something of a barrier on one side, but on the others there is nothing to stop the deer moving. Not sure if they are being controlled beyond the borders, but the water meadows are clearly a very flat area and I would expect it to require high seats for H&S reasons.....and I've not seen any of those.

There is a growing population of muntjac also.

 

[rogue trader]

Great photos as always Willie.

 

[The Woodsman]

Top class photos

 

[TomT3]

Beautiful.

 

[Ooops]

@willie_gunn & @McKenzie
I had a bit of time on my hands and spent a good while going over old threads where I came your joint posts from 2015 on photography.
All I can say is wow. My hat's off to you gents
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