Roe Deer on the Moor

These seven Roe Deer above and below were showing well on a Cornish moor in the early morning sunlight yesterday and given an hour or so they gradually moved in closer to my cover point, They were all aware of my presence but I kept low and still and they eventually provided me with a nice set of close portrait and behaviour images

Doe Roe Deer Encounter

A doe Roe Deer emerges from the cover of the flower speckled reed beds out on the moor.

I am unfortunately up-wind of her and with her nose in the air she immediately picks up my scent.

I stayed down out of her sight and with no visual danger she settles down again and eventually even starts to move into a more favoured position in relation to the wind and much closer to me.

She eventually comes to close for me to remain undetected,  She picks up on the sound of my single shutter actions coming from my hidden position, She looks up in my direction, turns and then heads off back into the same cover that she came from but not without leaving me with a nice record of this encounter

This was a lovely encounter with a very sensitive animal which responded to her sense of sound and smell to stay out of trouble without even seeing me at any time !

Roe Deer Sightings

This evening I spent some time watching this young buck head down and feeding,  It seemed like forever before it raised it head to check its surroundings and I took my first few images.

I thought this young Buck was on his own but as I watched three other deer appeared from the long grasses to join it.

Four Deer eventually became five and they all grouped together concerned about a distant dog walker that they could see moving on the other side of the moor

I waited and watched as the deer all faded into the Reed beds and moved away undetected  !!