Wet deer watching...

malente

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Jan 14, 2007
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I went on a walk in my local stomping ground yesterday. I decided to leave the path and head through the bushes to follow a deer trail. I passed this meadow, with signs of deer all around me (it seems they used this to rest at night).

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I came to a more swampy area and managed to capture this impressive bullrush (though I forgot to collect the tinder).

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A minute later, while trying to cross an apparently tiny trickle, I got my feet wet (ok ok I sank in up into my hips). Luckily my camera did not get wet, and my still dented back didn’t break or anything. Apart from being embarrassing, it was a bit nippy then around my lower parts.

The trousers were Fjallraven G1000, and dried off really quickly! Impressive!

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Nevertheless, I decided to press on, there must be wild deer somewhere! And I guess I have covered my human odours, so being upwind woudn’t be a problem (always trying to see the positive)… I entered the forest proper.

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Back out, already on my way back, I was rewarded with the sight of two beautiful deer. They were not 20m from me.

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Magic!
 

Toddy

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:D

Glad someone else gets wet and muddy when out :eek:

Nice looking bit of the world there, even this early in the year.

Thanks for posting :D

cheers,
Toddy
 

hermitical

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Feb 28, 2010
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I got my feet wet (ok ok I sank in up into my hips)

:D

looks beautiful across there...

My wife saw a deer yesterday in our local park (we've heard it rumoured but never seen it). Problem was it was being chased by a deerhound/greyhound cross! Luckily our two dozy lurchers were too slow and my wife caught hold of them before they could join in the fun.
 

malente

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Jan 14, 2007
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Cheers all it was a fun afternoon :D

gowersponger, I could watch them for about 5 mins, they were grazing. then a jogger came and they bolted :(
 

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