Deer in the morning

By Words | Published September 22, 2009

I took these before work this morning. It makes such a difference now the harvest is in.
Roe deer in the early morning sun

That was about as close as I could get with the camera. Beyond that the path I was on drops down into a small dip and the taller grasses blocked any clear view. I did try to work my way round from the other side, but by then they'd retreated into the woods that line the field.

About the only other shot I got today (the garden is unbelievably quiet!) was of this female kestrel at lunchtime. She seems be be re-growing tail feathers, not that it proved any hindrance to her.

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 400D and EF 400mm f/5.6L USM lens.

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8 Comments

  1. gdare September 23, 2009 at 5:09 am #

    Interesting "configuration" of her tail feathers :up:

  2. Ukwildlife September 23, 2009 at 7:09 am #

    great photos. Nice way to start the day

  3. SittingFox September 23, 2009 at 6:09 pm #

    Nice shots of the deer – looks like a doe with two half grown fawns 🙂 Guess they'll be moulting into their grey winter coats soon.

  4. Words September 23, 2009 at 11:09 pm #

    Adele, yes it's the season of changes. I've noticed the blue tits are back in number. Still too many leaves on the trees though.

  5. Words September 23, 2009 at 11:09 pm #

    Neil, thanks. It was a nice break from the usual sightings.

  6. Words September 23, 2009 at 11:09 pm #

    Darko, yes she seems a bit of a warrior. She was quite large for a kestrel.

  7. Words September 25, 2009 at 12:09 am #

    Erwin, thanks!

  8. Wulpen October 19, 2012 at 8:10 pm #

    Nice shots