I was visiting a new place and wasn't sure how close I could get to the deer, so being lazy I took my cheap old 70-300mm Canon lens with me instead of my Canon 100-400 mark ii thinking that I would just take some wider shots with my 24mm 2.8 lens and put the 70-300 mm in my rucksack. After spending a couple of hours in semi dark thick mist I was just leaving the area having got no decent shots. I looked to my left and standing about 80 feet away from me was a large handsome stag, who very kindly stood calmly as I took my rucksack off, put on my 70-300 mm lens and pointed it in his direction. He then did a few poses for me. I could have wept at not having my better lens with me, especially as I haven't managed to get so close to one since.
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Some Attitude
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Fallow Deer Buck
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Getting Ready For The Rut
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