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Red Deer-Stag.
Tatton Park, Cheshire, UK.
Red deer have a large head with wide spaced brown eyes. The stags’ antlers are the species most distinguishing feature. They are highly branched and the branches increase with age with multiple points on each antler. The angle of the forward point from the main antler beam is about 90° (unlike the Sika). Antlers are cast during March/April and begin to regrow to be fully formed and clear of velvet in August/September.
Info: British Red Deer Society.
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos.
Red Deer-Stag.
Tatton Park, Cheshire, UK.
Red deer have a large head with wide spaced brown eyes. The stags’ antlers are the species most distinguishing feature. They are highly branched and the branches increase with age with multiple points on each antler. The angle of the forward point from the main antler beam is about 90° (unlike the Sika). Antlers are cast during March/April and begin to regrow to be fully formed and clear of velvet in August/September.
Info: British Red Deer Society.
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos.