Deerfest

It's that time of year again, when male deers decide that they better put their big, spikey antlers to some use and have a good old fashioned scrap to impress the ladies.  So a visit to the Fallow deers at Dyrham Park was in order.  Here are 7 shots (selected from a trigger happy 200 taken throughout the day - note to self, work on shot selection!)  chosen to show a variety of moods and characters.

Stag dozing, sheltering from the breeze under a drystone wall.
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Adolesent males practicing their head bashing skills.
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Two large males going 110% at each other with debris flying.  A fantastic spectacle!  

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Nice mood in this grassy, setting sun shot.
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Young male in dappled sunlight
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Nice subtle lighting highlighting the textures of this stags horns and coat.