laurence
Veteran
- Location
- in the aeroplane over the sea
i got to witness part of the rutting ritual the other week in the park. i was with a friend who'd never been there, but was visiting the area and wanted to see the place as i talk about it a lot.
she's seen autumnwatch and marveled at the stags there and i had joked that they could cut costs and film it in the park, but she didn't believe me. we were walking near a wooded section and saw a stag with a female... and then heard the bellowing of another stag and this massive fellow trundled out of the undergrowth, roaring its head off. the doe looked at him, looked at her, smaller companion and decided to head off with the bigger chap. the smaller stag decided he'd bellow a bit too... which just annoyed the large one, so it got nearer - meaning the other one backed away, towards us. we decided to hide behind a tree and watch for a while, until the smaller one got a true measure of what he was up against and ambled off, right past the tree we were behind.
my friend no longer laughs when i mention how scary the deer can be in the park.
on a different note... there are plans to have cattle in Richmond Park.
L
she's seen autumnwatch and marveled at the stags there and i had joked that they could cut costs and film it in the park, but she didn't believe me. we were walking near a wooded section and saw a stag with a female... and then heard the bellowing of another stag and this massive fellow trundled out of the undergrowth, roaring its head off. the doe looked at him, looked at her, smaller companion and decided to head off with the bigger chap. the smaller stag decided he'd bellow a bit too... which just annoyed the large one, so it got nearer - meaning the other one backed away, towards us. we decided to hide behind a tree and watch for a while, until the smaller one got a true measure of what he was up against and ambled off, right past the tree we were behind.
my friend no longer laughs when i mention how scary the deer can be in the park.
on a different note... there are plans to have cattle in Richmond Park.
L