Catching up with the Reds and Fallows

A few photos from yesterdays walk around Tatton Park in Cheshire, mainly the deer but will start with a young humbug

It was nice to see a young G.C.Grebe (humbug) on the main mere

then it was off to find the big reds;    this stag had several females in his harem,  here's one of them with him

I was using 300mm x 2  lens;    often it was too much focal length but at least it gave plenty of safety   ! 

typical bellowing at this time of year during the rutting season  ..............

and another  !

ok....ok...... we can hear you !!!       

watch out ladies,  he's getting frisky    !!        

the stags are amazingly tender with the females,  it's lovely to see these gentle giants keeping watch over their ladies. 

 It is the ladies who dictate when they are ready to accept the stag

Fallow Stag

and another snoozing  

and a little white ghost crossing the park   !!

this stag was busy keeping one younger stag in check and away from his harem  

a few of the older stags missed out on winning over the ladies .... this was one such individual   "billy no mates"   

looking a bit soulful ..............

whilst the younger males were getting in some play rutting practice  

young fallow buck  

what spectacular coats they have 

young red stag

Ladies in red 

the fallows are just as handsome as the male reds 

one of the male reds

and I think it was time to go when they began sticking their tongue out at the camera      !!!