Spent a wonderful few hours at Woburn Abbey on a deer drive. The rut is beginning to get going, delayed slightly by the warm weather we have been having. However it was absolutely throwing it down so the occupants of the Land Rover were so pleased that our guide manipulated the vehicle for us to get good shots without getting out and soaked. These red deer is stating his position, what you can see are the young bucks looking to muscle in on his harem whilst he is otherwise occupied.
Didn't know you had come up to my neck of the woods, Mr. P! Could have met up for a brew in one of Woburn's posh coffee shops! Nice to see you got some good shots in the inclement weather, too - fav