Titanarum

Rutting season over the deer once again mingle with humans. The one to the left was part of a group of 20 plus mixed age and gender I came across between the Pen Ponds and the Robin Hood Gate. It was quite near the road so I thought I’d see how intimately we could get acquainted. Everything was fine to start with. It munched grass like there was no tomorrow and barely registered my presence. Considering that deer normally run a mile that counts for a lot of trust and willingness to take it to the next level. So I moved a little closer positioning myself so that a cute photograph could come out of it. At this stage some of the other deer began to walk away but not this one. I took a few more steps towards it. I reckon there was 10 yards or so between us. Ready to click I pointed the lens on what would have been Bambi with almond eyes gazing at me whilst its young knuckle-kneed legs threatened to buckle under all the excitement. But what you see is what I got. I’m with the hunt lobby when the annual culling starts in a few days.