The Living Forest (29) : Red Deer
I made a 3 days hike in the ‘Hertogenwald’ (2nd greatest forest of Belgium).
In this forest there is a relative great place (150 ha) where Red deer are kept in half freedom. The reserve itself is not open to the public, unless……. the local forester is your friend (yeah, I know, I’m a lucky man).
Early autumn, during the mating ritual, called the rut, mature stags (males) Red deers compete for the attentions of the hinds (females).
The stag has a very distinctive and loud "roar" during the rut and can be heard for miles around in the forest. The hinds are initially attracted to those stags that both roar most often and have the loudest roar call.
Males also use the roar call when competing with other males for females during the rut, and along with other forms of posturing and antler fights, is a method used by the stags to establish dominance.
This is the 2nd picture of the magical moment I had standing face to face with a roaring Red Deer !
Dutch name : Edelhert
German name : Rothirsch
Latin name : Cervus elaphus
A big thanks to Vitória Castelo Santos
for the kindly nomination of this picture.
† fotoultimo 7. März 2019, 19:27
Ganz toll im richtigen Moment fotografiert.Gruß von fotoultimo
Fotoliebe-tattoliebe 29. Januar 2014, 19:32
bellissimo++++++++++++++Giovanni
Denis- 10. Oktober 2013, 19:56
...Alors la, chapeau bas pour cette splendeur !Amicalement.
Markusoppermann 29. November 2011, 17:27
Wonderful!Geert Castelain 19. November 2011, 10:46
SuperfotoCobrak 3. November 2011, 11:41
Magnifique!odeveld219 21. Oktober 2011, 16:24
Een heel knappe foto Mark! Zo een zou ik ook wel willen! Het is gewoon geweldig om dit hert zo te zien! Mijn complimenten voor dit prachtig werk! Ben vorige week ook nog in het Hertogenwald geweest, maar deze keer geen herten gezien, de vorige keer hebben we er drie gezien!Met vriendelijke groeten, Odeveld
Nordeifeler 27. November 2010, 23:47
Herrlich..fabelhafte Aufnahme!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!vG.micha..
Rosearodoe 14. Oktober 2010, 15:33
Very Well Done. Like this shot, you captured a moment in time, many of us do not get to see.Sincerely,
Rosemarie
mirek krizek 8. Mai 2010, 19:05
super foto !!!bbbccc 18. Januar 2010, 6:25
Gratulier auch zu diesem Pro; eine tolle Aufnahme.VG
Hans von down under
Jojo. 16. Oktober 2009, 13:46
Excellent cliché!bravooooooooooooooooo
Bises!!!
Jojo
Sandra Neb. 30. September 2009, 14:18
ahhh i love it :-)Sandra
willy ombret 28. September 2009, 23:19
splendide+++++++
Juan 9. September 2009, 10:25
einb toller Bursche.LG. Juan.