Fallow Deer - Dama dama
Canon 600mm f4 for 1/4000th @ iso400
Deer have a scent-detecting gland, a second nose !
This diamond shaped lump of tissue on the roof of the mouth is sometimes called the "Jacobs Organ" - this tissue is used to assess whether the females are in season and ready to mate.
The Stags will move between the females in the herd testing the scents in the air.
Autumn is the period when the rut is in full progress, the hills are full of the roars of the larger Red Deer .
Deer have a scent-detecting gland, a second nose !
This diamond shaped lump of tissue on the roof of the mouth is sometimes called the "Jacobs Organ" - this tissue is used to assess whether the females are in season and ready to mate.
The Stags will move between the females in the herd testing the scents in the air.
Autumn is the period when the rut is in full progress, the hills are full of the roars of the larger Red Deer .