Red Deer
Red Deer / cevus elaphus. 10/10/18.
´WILD EYES - RUTTING BEHAVIOUR.´ (6)
This fine stag had worked himself into quite a lather during last year‘s rut and made himself both seen and heard in equal measure. I watched him from a distance for over an hour and found his behaviour fascinating ... unlike the group of eight hinds he presided over. Whilst he wallowed and thrashed about in mud, they fed. Whilst he dug his antlers into the grass and adorned them with pieces of turf, they fed. The same goes for when he urinated then rolled in it and when he bellowed burst after burst of throaty calls ... they fed without so much as a glance in his direction.
He got a 10 from me for sheer effort !!!!
Red Deer
Red Deer / cevus elaphus. 10/10/18.
´WILD EYES - RUTTING BEHAVIOUR.´ (6)
This fine stag had worked himself into quite a lather during last year‘s rut and made himself both seen and heard in equal measure. I watched him from a distance for over an hour and found his behaviour fascinating ... unlike the group of eight hinds he presided over. Whilst he wallowed and thrashed about in mud, they fed. Whilst he dug his antlers into the grass and adorned them with pieces of turf, they fed. The same goes for when he urinated then rolled in it and when he bellowed burst after burst of throaty calls ... they fed without so much as a glance in his direction.
He got a 10 from me for sheer effort !!!!