Having a Break from all that Rutting.... by shepherdmanswife

Having a Break from all that Rutting....

What a handsome stag. He's been rutting in the bracken and given himself a new hairdo! This was taken early yesterday morning as the sun came up. (my camera time and date are wrong).

Thank you everyone for commenting and faving does at dawn put on yesterday. Glad you like it. Made it all worthwhile getting up so early!
Brilliant shot, fav
October 18th, 2014  
crikey-awesomeness
October 18th, 2014  
OH my!!!! Another stunner! What a fabulous capture - I just love the way he is looking at you with his new hairdo!!!
October 18th, 2014  
Fab shot, colours are wonderful! Wish I had the opportunity for this kind of thing, but I'll enjoy your pics until that time comes, keep it up! Fav
October 18th, 2014  
it is obviously hard work :)
October 18th, 2014  
Oh wow! where are you living? this is so cool, haha look at him! I love the nature pictures - I can imagine your happiness when you did that shot, because wild pictures require patience;) :)
October 18th, 2014  
Fabulous shot, great focus and love all those autumn colours in the background - fav
October 18th, 2014  
Sam
HAHAHA nice hairdo!
October 18th, 2014  
Awesome shot, love his new do too :). A really big fave. Love the colours of autumn too.
October 18th, 2014  
Incredible - Do you enter many competitions Chantal? I am sure this would win. Next year's entry for Country file Calendar perhaps? You must have been so excited to capture this. Fav obviously
October 18th, 2014  
ROFL, sorry this is a beautiful shot but so funny.
October 18th, 2014  
Simply WoW!
October 18th, 2014  
Beautiful - fav
October 18th, 2014  
WOW just amazing shot FAV
October 18th, 2014  
Another fantastic shot, fav again!
October 18th, 2014  
He looks like a grumpy old fellow. Great capture, as always.
October 18th, 2014  
love the autumnal colours here
October 18th, 2014  
Love those Autumn tones, he looks right at home.
October 18th, 2014  
Awesome
October 18th, 2014  
Kat
Very fetching "do" - Beautiful shot. :)
October 18th, 2014  
Great catch! He looks pretty pleased with himself.
October 18th, 2014  
Fantastic shot! Love it! Fav
October 18th, 2014  
Absolutely fabulous! He looks such a clown - fav!
October 18th, 2014  
love the expression too, like he's saying. "What?"
October 18th, 2014  
awesome! fav
October 18th, 2014  
Holy cow! Wish I could fave this a few hundred times! Amazing shot, Chantal! He looks SO disgruntled. Trying to look all bada$$ and those dang ferns are stuck in his antlers. Ha ha ha!
October 18th, 2014  
Jo
What a really wonderful image.
October 18th, 2014  
Gorgeous gorgeous shot. Simply gorgeous.
October 18th, 2014  
Great wildlife shot
October 18th, 2014  
What a gorgeous animal. FAV.
October 18th, 2014  
fascinating wildlife.
October 18th, 2014  
fabulous shot, he does look rather comical I can just imagine him saying " what you staring at? don't you know I;m the boss? )
October 18th, 2014  
What a great capture
October 18th, 2014  
Fabulous capture
October 18th, 2014  
Incredible picture and processing. Congratulations on making the Trending Page. Well deserved.
October 18th, 2014  
Great photo; the stag standing tall and proud and the doe down in the background. Great capture and really nicely rendered.
October 18th, 2014  
Wow. Incredible capture.
October 18th, 2014  
Awesome image! When I view I hear it say, "What you lookin' at?" :) Wonderfully processed as well.
October 18th, 2014  
@joansmor what is ROFL Joan?
October 18th, 2014  
fav .... you have the most wonderful photos!
October 18th, 2014  
Brilliant! Fav
October 18th, 2014  
Stunning! Instant Fav
October 18th, 2014  
These shots are amazing
October 18th, 2014  
Wonderful shot as are all the other deer. Definitely worth getting up early for. Fav. Congrats on making the trending page
October 18th, 2014  
Your photos are just like the photos I love seeing in National Geographic magazine. You should really enter their contest with this shot - it's perfect. I think the deadline is October 31st - the link is here http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photo-contest/2014/
October 18th, 2014  
Wow.... amazing! FAV!
October 18th, 2014  
This is fabulous!
October 18th, 2014  
Love it! Fav!
October 18th, 2014  
Fabulous shot, great colours fav.
October 18th, 2014  
great pic - well done
October 18th, 2014  
Wowza - you guys over there amaze me. All the wildlife so close to you. Enter the NG contest above - this one is a winner!
October 18th, 2014  
Wonderful shot!
October 18th, 2014  
Funny shot lol but also quite amazing :-)
October 18th, 2014  
Another stunner.......
October 18th, 2014  
Definitely paid you to go there. Some great photos. Fav
October 18th, 2014  
Superb capture.
October 18th, 2014  
Beautiful shot. Fav
October 18th, 2014  
Big fat fav - such beautiful colours as well as the amazing stag and fawn.
October 18th, 2014  
Great capture but I was concerned about your title at first, thinking you were describing yourself. Instant FAV.
October 18th, 2014  
Amazing capture!
October 18th, 2014  
Lee
Wonderful, great shot and detail. I love how you've got him with all that bracken on. and just look at those antlers. Fav.
October 18th, 2014  
Absolutely fantastic, what great timing. Doesn't he look a handsome chap with his new hair do. fav.
October 18th, 2014  
Brilliant, fav.
October 18th, 2014  
Instant fav! Stunning!
October 18th, 2014  
looks like me after a rough night in the old days.
October 18th, 2014  
ha ha ha, great shot!
October 19th, 2014  
This place must be magical just magical... Thanks for taking me along for the ride ....
October 19th, 2014  
Outstanding shot! Love the composition, the focus, color, EVERYTHING! Well done!
October 19th, 2014  
Fabulous shot. The expression on his face says it all. A fav
October 19th, 2014  
So lovely, especially that elegant headgear. Fav for me.
October 19th, 2014  
Awesome capture! Fav.
October 19th, 2014  
Absolutely unreal - fantastic shot! Fav - those colors, the setting, the subjects, your light - I could go on - one of the most delightful shots I've seen in quite a while.
October 19th, 2014  
This is amazing!! Fav!
October 19th, 2014  
Fantastic find, love the designer wig!
October 19th, 2014  
What a fantastic capture, has to be on of my all time favorites on this site. Well done.
October 19th, 2014  
This is hilariously beautiful!
October 19th, 2014  
This is so cool - fav
October 19th, 2014  
haha, love it. A big FAV.
October 19th, 2014  
A rough day. And a wonderful capture! Fav.
October 19th, 2014  
OK, you made me look up "rutting"!! It sounds like a big frat party to get the attention of the females!! No wonder this handsome guy is all decked out!! Great capture!
October 19th, 2014  
He certainly does look a splendid beast.
October 19th, 2014  
Amy
I LOVE this!!! Amazing color and the moment captured seems to tell a story that the female got made and threw leaves in his face. :)
October 19th, 2014  
"Maybe she won't see me sneaking up if I'm disguised as brachen." Great shot. Love the colours and poses. Great addition of the head piece. Fav
October 20th, 2014  
omg!!!! fav!!!!
October 20th, 2014  
Habha, love him, great colours here.
October 20th, 2014  
Oh my!! Great shot!
October 20th, 2014  
Such fetching antlerwear :)
October 23rd, 2014  
Congratulations Chantal on anther Top Twenty winner!
October 24th, 2014  
Congrats on another in the TT! :)
October 24th, 2014  
Brilliant, love the beard
October 25th, 2014  
Missed this one also - congrats on #1 and #3 - a big fav again!
October 26th, 2014  
Everything about this is fantastic - brilliant photo
October 27th, 2014  
This is stunning Chantal congrats on TT, instant fav!
October 28th, 2014  
You should find a nature competition to enter this into.
October 28th, 2014  
Missed this originally -- what a great shot with such a fun looking face.
October 29th, 2014  
Fav!
October 30th, 2014  
He looks quite the dandy... :-)
November 27th, 2014  
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