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Crewleader

(17,005 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2014, 06:28 AM Dec 2014

Photo of the Day

December 1, 2014

Dearly Beloved

Photograph by Bartek Olszewski, National Geographic Your Shot

“I was so lucky,” says Your Shot member Bartek Olszewski, who found this scene on entering London’s Richmond Park on a July day. He began taking as many pictures as he could of the rutting stags. “It only lasted a few seconds,” he says. “I love to watch and track red deer, finding them and enjoying their natural behavior. I have my camera in my hands at all times when I’m going out to take pictures. Always be ready—wildlife is unpredictable, so it can surprise you at any time.”

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Photo of the Day (Original Post) Crewleader Dec 2014 OP

That is some photo! Enthusiast Dec 2014 #1

Thank you Enthusiast Crewleader Dec 2014 #4

It's best to stay away during rut. Bucks will attack anything they think a rival. alfredo Dec 2014 #6

"Ahhh, Fred...if you insist on wearing a hat, try for something that doesn't look like a fern salad" BlueJazz Dec 2014 #2

... brer cat Dec 2014 #3

What a fabulous shot, my dear Crewleader! Thank you for bringing it to us! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2014 #5

Amazing Sherman A1 Dec 2014 #7

What an amazing shot! mnhtnbb Dec 2014 #8

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1. That is some photo!

Reply to Crewleader (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 07:43 AM

Dec 2014

However this isn't rutting behavior.

The dead giveaway is the velvet covered antlers. During the rut the antlers would have lost this velvet coating and be gleaming and sharp. This is probably ordinary interaction among stags.