Monday 18 January 2010

Watching Red Deer (Part 2)

A few more pics from my encounter with the Red Deer last December.



Have just sorted through the images of a much bigger stag and will share a few soon.   FAB

17 comments:

  1. Frank, these are really nice shots. They look like a smaller version of our Elk. Thanks for sharing these.

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  2. So beautiful.....so serene. Nature offers so much. It always restores my spirit to be at one with her.

    Really lovely images......

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  3. Beautiful shots of a magnificent creature Frank!

    I have also just enjoyed your trip out yesterday, I was surprised at your weather, it was glorious here all day, almost (dare I say it?) Springlike!

    You really do have a good variety of places to visit in your area and this was obviously no exception, I suspect it is a place to go to many times and 46 species sounds great to me, many of which I have never seen. Also a very nice photo of the Redshank.

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  4. Nice pics, Frank. I love the Red Deer.

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  5. Mona. I'm sure you are right.

    Cheryl. I totally agree. Life would not be same if we couldn't enjoy these magical moments from time to time.

    Jan. Thanks. The south coast is a regular haunt but it means a car journey of 1.5 - 2 hours. Yes, 46 wasn't too bad but an early spring or late summer visit could easily produce 80+ species. BTW the damp weather has set in here but snow forecast now changed to rain!!

    Bob B. Cheers. They are majestic animals.

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  6. Beautiful photos! I hope to get better photos this winter of our elk; the one set I got they are too far away.

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  7. Magnificent animals Frank.
    That last shot is a beauty.

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  8. Jann. Well they were in a park so quite used to human interlopers!

    Keith. Thanks, if only the birds would allow me to so close.

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  9. Wow - you must be really proud of these Frank. They are fabulous.

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  10. Fabulous images Frank, absolutely fabulous.

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  11. Glad to see some more of your beautiful Red Deer images, they were what first caught me to your blog and they are also grande as the first round~ Thanks~

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  12. Angie. Chuffed to bits..ta.

    Roy. Cheers, if only everything came out this well.

    Mary. You are welcome and I have a few more of a bigger guy up my sleeve, so to speak!

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  13. Ok I couldn't resist a plug. I live in the city of Red Deer, Alberta , Canada. We have many elk here which I suppose are somewhat similar to the red deer. The aboriginals called ours waskasoo which means red deer.
    I thoroughly enjoy your pictures which are more than just a red deer bu you catch some expression from the animal.As I defy you to come any closer Sir.

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  14. Hi frank,
    Wow these are splendid shots!!! I love the two first one! He looks so gorgeous! I guess this is a really good souvenir!

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  15. Andy. You are welcome and thanks for joining the "Early Birders".

    Red. I was definitely given "the eye". My impression is that Elk may be slightly larger but I do have some pics of a bigger waskasoo to post very soon.

    Chris. Sometimes the subject etc just works out far better than I expect. Being able to get close with the 70-300 lens did help!

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  16. Beautiful shots of these very handsome animals! Love the winter setting too, especially the color of the forest in the background! Great stuff! (Found this post via a LinkWithin on your post from today)

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