Friday 24 August 2012

Evening Deer

I made a couple of trips this week to the quiet lanes and back roads of Bowland. I was hoping for a sighting of roe deer which I had seen earlier in the year. It was very much quieter than on previous visits. Most of the breeding birds ,lapwing, curlew etc seemed to have gone and the number of hares seen was only two. The meadow grasses had been harvested and there was nowhere to hide.I did however manage some close ups of a couple of brown hares which posed nicely for me in the evening sun.On my return journey over the fells the light was fading and a couple of roe deer had come out to feed. They were about seventy yards away and allowed some shots as I stopped the car nearby.I would have liked them to be much nearer but was pleased to have managed a few shots to round off my evening in Bowland.The roe deer buck and doe are shown below together with the obliging brown hares.I have also included some images of the lovely landscapes together with the sun setting behind a distant Beacon Fell.Hope you enjoy the images and thanks for looking in.

8 comments:

  1. A wonderful evening out in our fabulous countryside Brian,made all the better by the images you have captured.Thank you for sharing.

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  2. Great shots Brian, a lovely time to be out and about, the light can be superb.

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  3. ....the Brown Hare portraits are brilliant too Brian.

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  4. what wonderful photos - I just love hares, love them!

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  5. with the others, love the Hare close ups Brian.

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  6. Love the pose and composition in the first Deer Brian.

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  7. Hi Brian,you really have got the deer bug again,great animals to photograph and great skill and field craft needed to get near them with the camera.Keep up the good work and as always a real pleasure to drop by!!!!

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  8. Thanks everyone for your comments...very much appreciated.

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