The Living Forest (170) : Red Deer
The King of the Forest !
It’s early autumn, in the forest the mating ritual of the Red Deer, called the rut, has begun again.
Mature stags (males) compete for the attentions of the hinds (females) with a very distinctive and loud "roar" that 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.
There is a relative great place (150 ha) in the ‘Hertogenwald’ (2nd greatest forest of Belgium) 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 guy).
It was real magic standing face to face to this noble animal !
Dutch name : Edelhert
German name : Rothirsch
Latin name : Cervus elaphus
Anka99 20. Oktober 2011, 21:42
hidas ist ein wunderschönes tier
lgAnka
Mohr Wilfried 12. Oktober 2011, 9:46
Einfach super diese Aufnahme. Du hast sicher lange angesessen.Gruß Wilfried
Irbenika 10. Oktober 2011, 13:36
!!!SUPERBLY!!!Irb
† Ushie Farkas 8. Oktober 2011, 1:19
IMPRESSIONNANT, Mark! Quelle lumière!Amitiés Ushie
Gaby Falkenberg 7. Oktober 2011, 10:59
Wow was für ein kapitaler Hisch,den hast du bestens erwischt.LG.Gaby
willy ombret 5. Oktober 2011, 21:39
merveilleuse photowilly ombret
CsomorLászló 5. Oktober 2011, 19:28
Phenomenal animal, in the best light!bw
CsL
Inge Stüwe 5. Oktober 2011, 8:54
Was für ein prächtiges Tier, ein Spitzenfoto!Liebe Grüße
Inge
Silvia Simonato. 5. Oktober 2011, 1:15
Una toma magestuosa. La naturaleza nos sorprende!!!!Saludos Silvia
Luc Grollie 4. Oktober 2011, 16:09
mooi licht en fiere pose !!!hoeveel Jupilerkes kost die 'local forester' ??
greetz,
Pierre LAVILLE 4. Oktober 2011, 15:45
Vraiment splendide.+++++++++
Amitiés Pierre
Vjdj2 4. Oktober 2011, 15:20
Absolutely a stunning image.... Very well captured!!! Greetings, vjAdele D. Oliver 3. Oktober 2011, 21:41
A wonderful majestic animal - a very impressive capture, Mark ... you must have been so excited being able to see and photograph him. Bravo !!!greetings, Adele
John Mc D 3. Oktober 2011, 21:08
Great, really great shot, wonderful picture, compliments!Bernd Brügging 3. Oktober 2011, 18:41
Traumhaft schön.....HG
Bernd