Red Deer Stags - autumn rutting season.
Species: Cervus elapsus.
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire..
The autumn marks the main event of the year for our largest land mammal, the red deer; it’s mating season. Having spent the rest of the year in single sex herds, the annual rut sees the dominant male rounding up his harem of females. Younger males, and indeed many of the females, have other ideas, and the result is one of the most dramatic events in the wildlife calendar. Stags roaring, heads tossing, and antlers clashing; battle ensues. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
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Red Deer Stags - autumn rutting season.
Species: Cervus elapsus.
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire..
The autumn marks the main event of the year for our largest land mammal, the red deer; it’s mating season. Having spent the rest of the year in single sex herds, the annual rut sees the dominant male rounding up his harem of females. Younger males, and indeed many of the females, have other ideas, and the result is one of the most dramatic events in the wildlife calendar. Stags roaring, heads tossing, and antlers clashing; battle ensues. Info: The Wildlife Trusts.
Many thanks to people who view or comment on my photos.