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Bronsttijd in de Amsterdamse waterleidingduinen.
Rutting season at the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen.
#damhert #fallowdeer #natuurfotografie #naturephotography #natuurfoto #natuur #nature #nikonz #nikonphotography #wildlifephotography #dutchwildlife #bronsttijd #ruttingseason #amsterdamsewaterleidingduinen
The Roar and the Indifference
Today started early with a drive to Killarney before sunrise. I got there a few minutes after 7:30am and in the cold donned wellies and wrapped up well. Soon the world started to brighten and sooner still I regretted wearing wellies instead of my com ...
https://inphotos.org/2026/10/18/the-roar-and-the-indifference/
#Autumn #deer #hinds #IrishWildlife #Kerry #Killarney #KillarneyNationalPark #Photo #Photography #RedDeer #rut #RuttingSeason #stag #WildlifePhotography
The Roar and the Indifference
Today started early with a drive to Killarney before sunrise. I got there a few minutes after 7:30am and in the cold donned wellies and wrapped up well. Soon the world started to brighten and sooner still I regretted wearing wellies instead of my comfortable runners. The deer were elusive most of the day but towards the afternoon we saw a stag and hinds in the middle of a field. Other stags joined and approached and were warned off. Another stag with hinds crossed the field nearby. I lost […]https://inphotos.org/2026/10/18/the-roar-and-the-indifference/
https://www.europesays.com/ie/703622/ Elk known as ‘Smash’ captured charging cars in Estes Park #CarrieBelt #ChasingCars #Éire #EstesPark #IE #Ireland #RuttingSeason #Science #Wildlife
DOE bans rut tours to help Persian red deer conservation
TEHRAN – The Department of Environment (DOE) has prohibited rut tours to help protect the natural life cycle…
#EuropeSays #Headlines #News #Europe #Europa #EU #Tehran #DepartmentofEnvironment(DOE) #Iran #Persianreddeer #ruttingseason
https://www.europesays.com/iran/279083/
https://www.europesays.com/iran/279083/ DOE bans rut tours to help Persian red deer conservation #DepartmentOfEnvironment(DOE) #Iran #PersianRedDeer #RuttingSeason #Tehran
Killarney’s Red Deer Decoration
A stag digs up the grass to decorate his antlers in Killarney National Park a few weeks ago.
Antler entanglement with vegetation is a common occurrence during the red deer rutting season and is primarily caused by a behaviour called “thrashing,” where stags violently shake their antlers against trees, shrubs, and ground vegetation. This behaviour serves multiple purposes: it helps remove the dried velvet that covered growing antlers earlier in the season, it deposits scent from glands near the eyes onto vegetation to mark territory, it demonstrates strength and aggression to rival males, and it creates visual displays that attract females. During peak rutting activity, stags may thrash vegetation dozens of times per day, and the force involved can uproot small plants entirely, strip bark from trees, and break substantial branches. The Irish name for red deer, “fia rua,” literally means “red deer,” and historical Irish texts frequently reference the autumn roaring season when stags’ bellowing calls could be heard echoing across valleys. The physical demands of rutting are so intense that stags typically lose 10-20% of their body weight during the season, as they spend most of their time and energy on reproductive behaviours rather than feeding. Killarney’s native red deer population represents Ireland’s only surviving indigenous red deer herd, genetically distinct from Scottish red deer introduced elsewhere in Ireland, making behavioural observations like this particularly valuable for understanding the ecology of Ireland’s original red deer. The autumn rut typically peaks in October, which means stags spend about 4-6 weeks in this heightened state of activity, after which successful males are often exhausted and in poor condition heading into winter, requiring the entire spring and summer to recover condition for the following year’s rut.
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When Stags Find Their Voice
I travelled to Kerry this morning to photograph the rutting in Killarney National Park there. There weren’t many stags to be seen but this fellow was lying in the middle of a field I suspected would have a stag or two. After a few moments he stood up, digging his antlers in the grass and tossed his head from side to side with grass flying everywhere.
Despite the dramatic behaviour, he looked over at the human photographers again and lay down, chewing some grass and ignored us once more.
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Endlich wieder Brunftzeit, also raus in den Busch!
#rotwild #brunftzeit #reddeer #reddeerrut #ruttingseason #wild #wildlife #justwilderness #wildtier #tierfotografie #wildesdeutschland #deer #animal #animals #nature #tier
2nd try - maybe if I just slowing trot over she'll...oh damn, where ya going.
#RuttingSeason #deer
1st try - maybe he's being a bit too aggressive here. Real turn off.
#RuttingSeason #deer
More #ruttingseason footage from the #PhoenixPark - this two were really going at it but I think they are two year olds getting in practice?
Bronst - Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen
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De bronst van de edelherten is in volle gang in de Oostvaardersplassen!
It’s ruttingseason at the Oostvaardersplassen!
#reddeer #edelhert #ruttingseason #bronst #mammals #zoogdieren #nature #natuur #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #natuurfotografie #netherlands #nederland #Flevoland #oostvaardersplassen
Blurry Wildlife Photo of the Day: Lying in bed with coffee, staring blankly out the window while idly contemplating this and that, I espy this handsome 8-point whitetail buck on the make for some action with our resident doe herd.
Big news in the neighborhood #RuttingSeason #yyj #victoriabc