The Living Forest (347) : Red Deer
It’s early autumn.
In the forest the mating ritual of the Red Deer, called the rut, has begun.
Mature stags (males) compete for the attentions of the hinds (females) with a very distinctive and loud "roar" that can be heard for miles around in the forest.
The hinds are initially attracted to those stags that both roar most often and have the loudest roar call.
The hinds in the shot were pricking up their ears very concentrated to make a good choice.
Dutch name : Edelhert
German name : Rothirsch
Latin name : Cervus elaphus
Location : Hertogenwald at Eupen (Belgium)
Shot was made with a 850mm lens (500mm + 1,7x extender)
The inset picture is a shot from last year and can be seen here in full detail :
aline64 22/10/2015 11:11
Un shoot excellent dans une belle lumiereAmicalement
† cathy Blatt 21/10/2015 9:10
great work!cathyInez Correia Marques 17/10/2015 23:07
powerful , very beautiful photo of the living forest!Mohr Wilfried 14/10/2015 12:32
Gefällt mir sehr gut.Gruß Wilfried
Brigitte Hoffmann 13/10/2015 23:49
Im besten Licht präsentierst du hier diese schönen Rotwilddamen. Guter Schnappschuss, Mark!Salut Brigitte
archiek 12/10/2015 20:16
A very good photo of the deer and nice to have the bull in the corner.Regards,
Archie
Roberta Tomassetti 12/10/2015 17:19
Sono dolcissimi e belliUn abbraccio Roberta
viola d 12/10/2015 17:03
I love their (women's) big apparently attentive ears to make sure they choose the man with the loudest roar.Beautiful lights and shadows on their coats. And a smart idea with the male in the corner :) Bw, Viola
de ceulaer 12/10/2015 16:54
wonderful catch and moment !br
Josef Kainz 12/10/2015 7:11
Ein klasse Bildvg josef
NaturPur22 11/10/2015 23:21
Klasse Foto ...sooo schön ! LG AngelikaRicoB 11/10/2015 19:51
Die Brunft der Rothirsche ist jedes Jahr ein ganz besonderes Ereignis. Du deutetst die grosse Zeit des Rotwilds mit einer geichten Montage an.LG Rico
emen49 11/10/2015 10:13
Was für ein tolles Licht !Klasse erwischt!
Liebe Grüße und einen schönen Sonntag...
Marianne
Sigrid E 10/10/2015 21:26
Eine großartige Aufnahme im schönsten Licht!LG Sigrid
Gerlinde Gottschalk 10/10/2015 15:41
In einem herrlichen Licht hast du die Beiden erwischt, das sind schöne Momente für einen Fotografen.Klasse.
LG.Gerlinde.