I hadn't noticed how close this couple of stags had got to me when they started to clash. I beat a hasty, sedate, backwards retreat, whilst clicking on the shutter. I was so close I could see the whites of their eyes!!
There seemed to be an etiquette to the rut. Roar and strut loudly, walk past potential rivals nonchalantly. Engage in a short battle, stand and then walk shoulder to shoulder or walk away as if it never happened.
@onewing I think they might @kjarn I was! But stupidly so @monicac thank you @happysnaps I'm amazed they don't take an eye out when fighting @randystreat hahaha!!! @narayani thank you @shutterbug49 I'm glad one photo was in focus!! @mirroroflife or trampled @carole_sandford it's the roaring of the males and mewling of the females I find interesting @koalagardens it's our annual outing @joansmor thank you @grammyn me too!!! @skipt07 unlike some humans eh? @365anne I was very silly ( cue excuse for a big girl's lens??!!) @wakelys I was so busy focusing on ones on the right I didn't notice these two and I thought you had my back!!!
Thank you all!! Of 90 photos ( many taken on burst) I kept 50 but very few worth sharing as need cropping and the focus is soft!!
Look at their comical eyes especially the one on the left.
@kjarn I was! But stupidly so
@monicac thank you
@happysnaps I'm amazed they don't take an eye out when fighting
@randystreat hahaha!!!
@narayani thank you
@shutterbug49 I'm glad one photo was in focus!!
@mirroroflife or trampled
@carole_sandford it's the roaring of the males and mewling of the females I find interesting
@koalagardens it's our annual outing
@joansmor thank you
@grammyn me too!!!
@skipt07 unlike some humans eh?
@365anne I was very silly ( cue excuse for a big girl's lens??!!)
@wakelys I was so busy focusing on ones on the right I didn't notice these two and I thought you had my back!!!
Thank you all!! Of 90 photos ( many taken on burst) I kept 50 but very few worth sharing as need cropping and the focus is soft!!