My post yesterday, of Carole and my stroll around Bradgate Park, said that we hadn’t seen the Royal Stag. however, I was told on my Facebook post by a good friend, that the stag that wandered from across the restricted zone, through the stream, straight at Carole and me and proceeded to feast on fallen acorns just a couple of metres away from us, was indeed a Royal Stag. The post on my Facebook page said that "Royal Stags have 6 points on each side of their antlers, 7 points each side is an Imperial."
This is the shot that I took as he stepped out of the stream; I was almost too close with my 100-400mm lens.
I don't think this is THE Royal Stag at Bradgate Park, I'm sure there is a bigger one, but I was pleased to be corrected.
More info on the classification of the points on the antlers can be read here
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