
Sometimes wildlife spotting is a matter of luck. Today driving across the New Forested I spotted a large herd of Fallow Deer. I was able to stop and creep near them and from behind some trees and took some pictures.







Fallow Deer are larger than the Roe Deer I regularly see on my local patch.
The common fallow deer stands about 3 feet at the shoulder the male will weigh up to 100 kg (220 pounds) and females 45 kg (100 pounds).
The Roe Deer stands about 6 inches less at the shoulder.
An amazing sight! Thanks for sharing.
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Yes, it was an amazing sight the herd was about twice the number of deer you could see in the pictures slowly wandering off into the forest when they spotted me.
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Beautiful creatures indeed! 🙂
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So many antlers! And such large antlers relative to their size. Do you ever “hunt” the antlers after they’re shed?
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Yes, an amazing sight to see. I always look rarely find have one or two in the shed. I think those that are not found quickly get eaten have found chewed bits often. I had an odd antler on the fence and the squirrels chewed on it and it was almost gone in12 months.
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Bad squirrels!
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And I was over the moon to see one fawn. 🙂 Their antlers are so huge and make their heads look top heavy despite the weight stats you gave us. They were moving pretty fast in that video!
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