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Red Deer Stag (Flehman not fleming)

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Posted by Danny Green on October 28, 2008 at 10:49 AM
Red Deer Stag (Flehman not fleming)
I really love this pose when the Red Deer Stags are tasting the air for the scent of the females, it is only brief and you don't see it too often. I had got myself in position close to a group of females that were feeding in the bracken and then this guy appeared and gave me the oppportunity to capture this intimate pose.

Canon 1D MK11, 500mm lens, 1/80, F4, ISO 200.

Danny :wavey:
Posted by Robert Lawrence on October 28, 2008 at 11:38 AM
Another cracker Danny
Posted by Ian Andrews on October 28, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Excellent, and the antler full of bracken really makes it! :toast: :toast:

Ian :smile:
Posted by Anthony House on October 28, 2008 at 1:52 PM
Fleming! is that what it's called :smile: learn something new everyday............ Nice work Danny....
Posted by Jeroen Stel on October 28, 2008 at 2:38 PM
Great shot with wonderful fall-setting!
Well done Danny!

Greetings,

Jeroen Stel
Posted by Andrew Forsyth on October 29, 2008 at 5:08 AM
Greetings Danny, another nice capture. It's spelt Flehmen - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flehmen - but sounds close to your phonetic spelling without a strong 'g' :wavey:
Posted by Danny Green on October 29, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Thanks Andrew you know how you know the name but can't spell it, should have paid more attention at school :biggrin:
Posted by Andrew Forsyth on October 29, 2008 at 12:44 PM
You're welcome Danny. I'm always happy to be the annoying smart-arse... :wink:
Posted by Danny Green on October 29, 2008 at 12:53 PM
Andrew were you the annoying smart-arse that sat at the front of the class :biggrin:
Posted by Justin on October 29, 2008 at 1:03 PM
Nice one Danny.
:toast:
Posted by Colin Pickett on October 29, 2008 at 3:26 PM
Great light and colour Danny.

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Posted by Paul Ashton on October 30, 2008 at 9:51 AM
Perfect use of DOF keeping the viewers attention focused on the stunning subject. A pleasure to look at.
Posted by Paul Thomas on October 30, 2008 at 12:28 PM
For those who are interested he's not using the scent receptors in his nose, he's using an organ called the Vomeronasal Organ (AKA Jacobson's Organ). You can also see that deer don't have any upper front teeth. Instead they have a horny plate and tear off vegetation rather than bite it.

Nice shot Danny.

:toast:

Paul
Posted by Magnus Hird on October 30, 2008 at 4:44 PM
Very nice Danny. Just to follow on from Paul their oral arrangement means that the stems ripped off have a tuft on one side which can be helpful in determining whether they frequent an area :smile: