A flock of deer, a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

A flock of deer in Richmond park.

Deer in Richmond Park

Richmond Park is a National Nature Reserve and deer park with 630 Red and Fallow deer roaming freely since 1637. The deer have played a major role in the park's history and have shaped the landscape too.

Our special grassland habitat depends on grazing and the parkland trees have a distinctive 'browse line' as the deer eat all the leaves and twigs growing below about 1.5 metres. Deer grazing also prevents tree seedlings from growing, keeping the grassland open.

During the autumn the deer 'rut' (breeding season) takes place. The Red stags and Fallow bucks compete for females (known as hinds and does respectively). At this time, the large males roar, bark and clash antlers in an attempt to fight off rivals and attract as many females as possible.

The young are born from May - July and are hidden by their mothers amongst the bracken and long grass. The young are very vulnerable at this time and their mothers, being sensitive to disturbance, will defend their babies.

The deer are wild animals - please keep at least 50 metres away from the deer and be aware of your surroundings so that you do not come between two rutting stags or a mother and her calf.

Don't touch, feed or attempt to photograph the deer at close range.

Safety advice for photographers
During the rutting season there is particular interest in the deer. During this time, photographers have been witnessed surrounding deer which can interfere with the course of nature and be very stressful for the deer.

Deer are wild animals and their space must be respected. Always keep a minimum of 50 metres away and use a long lens.

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pajaran, papagolf21, ikeharel, Fis2, pierrefonds, holmertz, mcmtanyel, gervaso, lucasgalodoido has marked this note useful

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papagolf21 (152599) 2018-01-24 0:42

Bonjour, cher Danos,
La note est parfaite pour mieux comprendre la vie des animaux et de l'impact sur l'environnement.
Une image originale et fort int廨essante.
Un grand merci du partage.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

ikeharel (105807) 2018-01-24 0:55

Kalimera Danos,
This herd must be kept well and protected, they seem so calm while grazing.
A nice catch out on the park.
My best regards,
Ike

Nicou (193806) 2018-01-24 0:57

Hello

Tr鋊 tr鋊 belle image de tous ce troupeaux d'animaux ils ont faim il se r嶲alentquelle vue originale et cpatage sueprbe compo et effet de l'environnement.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

Fis2 (155455) 2018-01-24 1:03

Witaj Danos!
A very nice view.
The herd of deer is impressive.
Good POV and composition.
I like light and colors.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

lousat (129839) 2018-01-24 3:08

Hi Danos,a great opportunity,i never seen a lot of deers like in your pic,this reserve is very very interesting to visit to have opportunities like that,excellent capture despite the usual cloudy day. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

sacimar (38171) 2018-01-24 4:21

Hello Danos,

interesting image where we can see a lot of deer, I like this natural scene with all the animals around, it looks a good park to spend a day, well seen,

Best regards,

Sergio

alvaraalto (42234) 2018-01-24 4:38

Hello Danos
Fascinating picture with all these deer in Richmond Park. Not far from my home, in the dunes there is an area with 3000 deer on a surface suitable for 1000. The deer even invaded the village Zandvoort and destroyed the garden. After a long legal battle the owner have permission to reduce the number.
Have a nice day. Groet Rob

pierrefonds (103402) 2018-01-24 4:52

Hi Danos,

The wideness of the field is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of the deers. The cloudy sky is giving a good contrast to the colors of the picture. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Sergiom (117241) 2018-01-24 7:15

Bonjour Danos,

Ils se sentent bien prot嶲廥 et n'ont pas peur des chasseurs, � moins que la faim n'emporte leur bon sens. Tu as 彋� bien chanceux de profiter d'un aussi beau moment.

Amicalement

Serge

rychem (72179) 2018-01-24 8:30

I have never seen such a large herd of deers, no more than five deer in the group. And they ran away seeing me, a beautiful picture
regards Ryszard

COSTANTINO (104011) 2018-01-24 9:34

Γειά σου Δάνο,
Ομορφη εικόνα απο το προστατευμένο πάρκο
με τόσα πολλά ζώα και και πολύ πράσινο,
ωραία χρώματα παρά τις δύσκολες καιρικές συνθήκες
χαιρετισμούς και καλό βράδυ
Costantino

Tue (82114) 2018-01-24 23:03

Hello Danos,
A very nice photo of these fields, the number of deer is quite impressive and there are all standing and grazing here so quietly, which adds a very nice and peaceful atmosphere to the photo. Very well captured.
Lars

abmdsudi (88443) 2018-01-25 5:09

Hi Danos
A good wild life image shoeing a part of dear life - Interesting to see them, captured well here under moody greyish day. Well done.
Best regards

holmertz (92736) 2018-01-25 6:17

Hello Danos,
There is an amazing number of deers on this field. You were lucky to get so close to two of them without scaring them away. I guess they are used to people and know they are not threatened. It's still hard to realize this is so close to the mega city.
Kind regards,
Gert

mcmtanyel (58830) 2018-01-25 21:25

Hello Danos,
A whole herd of deer grazing in the fields! We have a lot of deer where we live but we do not see a whole herd like this. TFS!
Regards,
MT

Cricri (176) 2018-01-25 21:26

Hi Danos
Beau moment capturer de ce troupeau de cerf, c'est fantastique a voir , douce lumi鋨e et couleurs naturels
Belle journ嶪
cricri

gervaso (28177) 2018-01-26 2:43

Hello, Danos!

For this kind of photo I always have with me my 75-300mm lens, as we cannot approach the animals. That's a beautiful view of this green field with so many deers, and the trees in the background give good depth to the composition! Beautiful job!

emka (152072) 2018-01-26 23:48

Hello Danos, Wow, such a view in the city. Nice picture from the Richmond park. It seems that the animals have no fear of people. Splendid opportunity for nice pictures. But we see wild anim,als also on the photos by Kasia.

Have a nice weekend

Malgo

fabianoleite (13575) 2018-01-28 15:25

Nice vastness with the scattered animals, in a great composition. Good work!

lucasgalodoido (26918) 2018-01-29 8:31

Ol� Danos,
impressionante a quantidade de animais nessa imagem, Devem ter um sossego nesse parque. Cores e nitidez perfeitas.
Parab幯s e Abra蔞,
Lucas

jmdias (102744) 2018-05-28 11:48

danos

while crossing UK I saw many wild deers in the fields, it was ever a nice surprise for me. here you got a nice view of this huge group of animals.

take care

jorge