Apologies for the cheesy title of today’s post – I couldn’t resist the pun! I had a rehearsal in Ham today and my journey there took me through Richmond Park. The weather was pretty awful but I took my camera with me in any case and as luck would have it the rain had pretty much stopped by the time I reached Richmond. As I drove through the park I spotted a rather handsome stag grazing beside the road so I found a safe place to park up and leapt out of the car armed with my camera and 70-200mm lens. He was a little wary of me but I managed to capture a few shots before he walked away into the undergrowth. As he did so I spotted a large number of does sitting a little way off. I continued snapping away and as I did a magpie landed on one of them and began picking insects out of her coat. I captured quite a few shots of the pair of them but this one in particular caught my eye as it looks like the magpie is whispering something into the doe’s ear. I wonder what the conversation was about?!

Great shots! Eiram · 2009-11-13: 17:29

lovely shots :)) vterezia · 2009-11-13: 17:29

beautiful post! No 1 is a superb catch! Riyaz · 2009-11-13: 19:19

Great set - I agree, # 1 is superb ????? · 2009-11-13: 21:13

Well captured, great shots lennonf · 2009-11-14: 02:20

beautiful set crisutoma · 2009-11-14: 02:51

Nice rich colours. I think they were talking about you! Latecomer · 2009-11-14: 03:56

Very good i like the last one, but all beautiful. ????? · 2009-11-14: 04:32

Beautiful post!!!! nikito · 2009-11-14: 07:31

Excellent captures!! #1 is lovely! Najeli · 2009-11-14: 08:00

Fantastic!!! :D The first is a gift from the nature!!! ^_^ MicheleValentini · 2009-11-14: 08:02

No.1 should definately be on your 2010 calender. Fantastic! Well done. Kay · 2009-11-14: 16:16

Wow, Helen....awesome captures! You're so lucky they stood still long enough to get those shots... lookagain · 2009-11-14: 19:23

Great stuff! Mgb527 · 2009-11-14: 19:40

Brilliant shots:) boszorka65 · 2009-11-15: 02:23

These are great. Its wonderful when we come across something like this. Beautiful animals (and bird) SADHYA · 2009-11-15: 07:03

Wonderful shots. I love Richmod Park. Lynda · 2009-11-15: 11:24

Great set! pandka · 2009-11-17: 08:41

OMG! OMG! OMG! Amazing colors, beautiful composition, perfect sharpness! This is FP material! #1 goes to my favs. :D ????? · 2009-11-19: 09:58

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