Spring, but still wintry, a photo from Uppland, Svealand

Photographer's Note

This photo of group of roe deers in the area along Fyris river south of Uppsala was taken exactly one year ago. We still had some snow then. This year the snow disappeared more than a month earlier.

The roe deer male (buck) and female (doe) roe deer are almost equal in size.The buck is just a little bit bigger and heavier. Only the bucks have antlers. The antlers are shed in November each year and new antlers start to develop in January. For this reason it might be a little bit difficult to distinguish a buck from a doe in this period. Howvever, there are still some features that make it possible The new antlers are developed inside a protective and nutrient velvet cover. This cover could clearly be seen on the antlers of the roe bucks in this photo. When the antlers have developed this cover dries and is rubbed off against trees and shrubs.

ikeharel, siudzi, Kamilutka, holmertz, COSTANTINO, Didi, adores has marked this note useful

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ikeharel (114435) 2014-04-01 10:28

It is very notable how the deers legs dip in the snow, Ulf, and also how they all looked at your direction in tandem.
Beautiful animals, fine taken the photo, balanced well the WB.
Good evening,
Ike

siudzi (34141) 2014-04-01 10:49

Hello Ulf,
Wow! What a moment you have photographed! Absolutely spectacular and impressive study of nature. A top class shot.

Best wishes,
Gosia

Kamilutka (8107) 2014-04-01 13:31

Hello Ulf,
great close up picture and the deers seem to be posing without any stage fear :-) Lovely captured and composed with snowy field providing excellent background for the animals. I like how you used the branches to frame the image at the top.
Superb colors and light management, ideal sharpness.
Thanks for sharing and enjoy your evening
Kamila

holmertz (103520) 2014-04-01 13:35

Hej Ulf,
Till och med om man n酲tan m廛te vrida nacken ur led m廛te man ju h嶚la koll p� fotografen. Detta 酺鄚nu en fin bild fr幩 det uppenbart myllrande djurlivet l鄚gs Fyris幩. 懿minstone lyckas du hitta v鄟digt mycket d酺, men jag antar att det g鄟ler att leta p� r酹t s酹t och vara v鄟digt upppm酺ksam. Fint exponerat och v鄟komponerat - s� mycket det g緳 att komponera vilda djur. Tydligen var 1 april i fjol en ovanligt fin dag, att d闣a av ljuset.
H鄟sningar,
Gert

saxo042 (38078) 2014-04-02 4:25

Hej Ulf,
Detta 酺 verkligen vackra (och v鄟smakande) djur. Du har lyckats f� med hela familjen p� en bild, med en mycket snygg bakgrund. Hade vi verkligen sn� p� f顤sta april f顤 ett 緳 sedan? Ett sk鄝t? En synnerligen lyckad bild!
H鄟sningar
Gunnar

COSTANTINO (117652) 2014-04-03 11:04

Hello
what a delicate and beautiful shot
it creates Christmas atmosphere with
the snow you are a very lucky
photographer tahing this shot the
right timing
absolutely spectacular
I like how you used the
branches as a natural framing
regards
have a nice day
Costantino

fabbs99 (17179) 2014-04-03 23:42

Hello Ulf,

The deers seem to be looking straight into the lens.Beautiful image with great clarity.Excellent composition, good presentation too.Very well done, TFS.

Cheers
Farhat

ktanska (45018) 2014-04-05 6:19

Hej Ulf,
Lovely group portrait of these deers. They certainly are very alert and all of them looking at the camera is favourable to the result. Indeed April looks quite different this year.
Kari

Didi (61589) 2014-04-16 16:55

Hi Ulf
Interesting photo hunting subject
Thanks to your 600 mm lens
Very good catch
Best regards

adores (46979) 2014-04-28 15:34

Hi Ulf!
Seems you captured a very nice family. I like the way they stay there, looking at you. Very nice poses and good focus!