Studley Royal

 A trip to Ripon and Studley Royal Deer Park for the Red Deer rut. We was probably about a week too early because for all the deer were bellowing, they were not rutting. Still an enjoyable day out.

One of the big stags.

Some Stags were bellowing but not rutting.

There were a few about.

Female.

Female with a Jackdaw on its head.

A couple of the younger Stags were practising.

One of them was even urinating on itself.

Another Stag having a drink.

Another female.

A young one.

Along the river was a Little Egret.

And also, another Stag.

Studley Royal

 My wife and I had a trip down to North Yorkshire at the beginning of the month to visit Studley Royal a National Trust property near Ripon. We went to see the Red Deer rut; we saw loads of Red Deer but unfortunately no rutting. It was however a great day out. FYI one of the images is a bit graphic so if you are easily offended don’t look.

Red Deer Stag.

Some stags were sniffing and tasting the air.

While others were strutting their stuff.

What have you been eating!?

Lots of bellowing but no rutting.

Kestrel.

Take off.

Nuthatch. 

It was looking for insects in the bark of a tree.