This time of year the normally placid herd takes on a different air as the stags vie for position as the rutting season gets under way.
I came across this magnificent beast in a small clearing with a group of about 10 females for company. He was strutting around and grunting at the top of his voice asserting his dominance. Most of the time he was pacing slowly and checking the hinds to see if they were in season, his advances were clearly unwelcome.
Moments before these pictures were shot the peace was disturbed by another young stag coming into the clearing and then being chased off noisily by this chap before he returned to keep a watch over the herd.
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