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Rutting Collection (#10)

"Nature's Fierce Symphony: The Thrilling Rutting Season Unveiled" As the misty sunrise blankets Richmond Park in London, a majestic silhouette emerges from the grass

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) two bucks, fighting during rutting season, Newton Linford, Leicestershire

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) two bucks, fighting during rutting season, Newton Linford, Leicestershire, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck as silhouette moving along horizon at dusk - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck as silhouette moving along horizon at dusk - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5560 Fallow Deer - buck as silhouette moving along horizon at dusk - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageRutting Collection: American Bison - male in rut - Wyoming - USA

American Bison - male in rut - Wyoming - USA
CAN-4206 American Bison - male in rut Wyoming - USA Bison bison John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - male showing wounds sustained during rut - UK

Fallow Deer - male showing wounds sustained during rut - UK
DOW-484 Fallow Deer - male showing wounds sustained during rut UK Dama dama Steve Downer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer - stags rutting in mist at sunrise - Richmond Park UK 14987

Red Deer - stags rutting in mist at sunrise - Richmond Park UK 14987
BB-2672 Red Deer - stags rutting in mist at sunrise Richmond Park UK Cervus elaphus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer - Stags rutting - close up - Richmond Park UK 14958

Red Deer - Stags rutting - close up - Richmond Park UK 14958
BB-2655 Red Deer - Stags rutting - close up Richmond Park UK Cervus elaphus Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck running across a meadow at dawn - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck running across a meadow at dawn - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5563 Fallow Deer - buck running across a meadow at dawn - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer USH 284 Stag roaring during rutting season, dusk. Cervus elaphus © Duncan Usher / ardea

Red Deer USH 284 Stag roaring during rutting season, dusk. Cervus elaphus © Duncan Usher / ardea. com
USH-284 Red Deer - stag roaring during rutting season, dusk Cervus elaphus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck roaring at dawn - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck roaring at dawn - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5549 Fallow Deer - buck roaring at dawn - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck standing alert in the rain - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck standing alert in the rain - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5568 Fallow Deer - buck standing alert in the rain - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck pawing the ground with hoof - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck pawing the ground with hoof - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5570 Fallow Deer - buck pawing the ground with hoof - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck with white coat running across frost covered meadow during the rut - Seeland

Fallow Deer - buck with white coat running across frost covered meadow during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5555 Fallow Deer - buck with white coat running across frost covered meadow during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - bucks - two standing alert on frost covered meadow - at dawn - during the rut

Fallow Deer - bucks - two standing alert on frost covered meadow - at dawn - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5554 Fallow Deer - bucks - two standing alert on frost covered meadow - at dawn - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Background imageRutting Collection: Sika Deer - stag - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Sika Deer - stag - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5612 Sika Deer - stag - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Cervus nippon Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck standing alert on frost covered meadow - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck standing alert on frost covered meadow - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5556 Fallow Deer - buck standing alert on frost covered meadow - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - rams shoving and kicking one another in dominance display

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - rams shoving and kicking one another in dominance display
TOM-2104 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. Rams shoving and kicking one another in dominance display (this often leads to fighting / head butting)

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck standing alert - early morning - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck standing alert - early morning - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5551 Fallow Deer - buck standing alert - early morning - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck running - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck running - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5543 Fallow Deer - buck running - during the rutting season Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck portrait - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck portrait - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5566 Fallow Deer - buck portrait Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - two bucks fighting - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - two bucks fighting - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5546 Fallow Deer - two bucks fighting - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: American Bison - bull wallowing during summer mating season to increase their sex appeal - Montana

American Bison - bull wallowing during summer mating season to increase their sex appeal - Montana - USA _E3D6625
TOM-2038 American Bison - bull wallowing during summer mating season to increase their sex appeal Montana - USA Bison bison Tom & Pat Leeson contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Background imageRutting Collection: Roosevelt Elk - bull and several members of his harem in red alder tree bottom along a Pacific

Roosevelt Elk - bull and several members of his harem in red alder tree bottom along a Pacific Northwest river during
TOM-2078 Roosevelt Elk - bull and several members of his harem in red alder tree bottom along a Pacific Northwest river during the Autumn rut Olympic National Park - USA Cervus canadensis roosevelti

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck with grass on antlers during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck with grass on antlers during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5547 Fallow Deer - buck with grass on antlers during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck roaring during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck roaring during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5569 Fallow Deer - buck roaring during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck walking across frosty covered meadow during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck walking across frosty covered meadow during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5558 Fallow Deer - buck walking across frosty covered meadow during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - rams fighting / head butting during fall rut - in Autumn snow

Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep - rams fighting / head butting during fall rut - in Autumn snow - Rocky Mountains
TOM-2089 Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep. Rams fighting / head butting during fall rut in Autumn snow Rocky Mountains - Wyoming - USA Ovis canadensis canadensis Tom & Pat Leeson contact details

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer - buck standing alert - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Fallow Deer - buck standing alert - during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5557 Fallow Deer - buck standing alert - during the rut Seeland - Denmark Dama dama Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Sika Deer - portrait of stag during the rut - Seeland - Denmark

Sika Deer - portrait of stag during the rut - Seeland - Denmark
USH-5610 Sika Deer - portrait of stag during the rut Seeland - Denmark Cervus nippon Duncan Usher contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Chamois ED 684 Male, rutting, Mercantour National Park, France

Chamois ED 684 Male, rutting, Mercantour National Park, France. Rupicapra rupicapra © Eric Dragesco / ARDEA LONDON
ED-684 CHAMOIS - male, rutting Mercantour National Park, France. Rupicapra rupicapra Eric Dragesco contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: American Bison - male in rut crossing road with traffic - Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming - USA

American Bison - male in rut crossing road with traffic - Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming - USA
CAN-4406 American Bison - male in rut crossing road with traffic Yellowstone National Park - Wyoming - USA Bison bison John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Nilgai - males rutting

Nilgai - males rutting
JVG-3422 NILGAI - 2X males, rutting fight Panna National Park, India Bosephalus tragocamelus Joanna Van Gruisen contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: American Bison - male in rut - Wyoming - USA

American Bison - male in rut - Wyoming - USA
CAN-4303 American Bison - male in rut Wyoming - USA Bison bison John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Background imageRutting Collection: Two Impala rutting

Two Impala rutting. Date: 1964

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, standing in morning light during rutting season

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, standing in morning light during rutting season, Helmingham Hall Deer Park, Suffolk, England, october

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck with doe, calling, breath condensing in cold air at dawn

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck with doe, calling, breath condensing in cold air at dawn, during rutting season, Leicestershire, England, november

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, with bracken decoration on antlers for enhanced display during rut

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, with bracken decoration on antlers for enhanced display during rut, Leicestershire, England, september

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, kicking front leg out towards rival buck during rutting season

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, kicking front leg out towards rival buck during rutting season, Helmingham Hall Deer Park, Suffolk, England, october

Background imageRutting Collection: American Elk (Cervus canadensis) adult pair, during rut, Jasper N. P

American Elk (Cervus canadensis) adult pair, during rut, Jasper N. P. Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, september
American Elk (Cervus canadensis) adult pair, during rut, Jasper N.P. Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, september

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) juvenile buck, breath condensing in cold air at dawn

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) juvenile buck, breath condensing in cold air at dawn, during rutting season, Leicestershire, England, november

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) calf, with ear tag, running, during rutting season

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) calf, with ear tag, running, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, october

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, wallowing, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, wallowing, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, october

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) calf, running through mud, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) calf, running through mud, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, october

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) two young stags, fighting, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) two young stags, fighting, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, october




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"Nature's Fierce Symphony: The Thrilling Rutting Season Unveiled" As the misty sunrise blankets Richmond Park in London, a majestic silhouette emerges from the grass, and is a Red Deer stag, walking with purpose, his antlers reaching for the sky. In this ethereal moment, he symbolizes the raw power and beauty season. In this annual spectacle of nature, mature stags like him engage in fierce battles to win over their hinds. With muscles rippling and nostrils flaring, they emit thunderous roars that echo through the park. Their calls are both a challenge to rivals and an irresistible invitation to potential mates. Surrounded by hinds resting peacefully in the background, our stag stands tall as he asserts his dominance. His deep bellowing resonates with primal energy that captivates all who witness it. These females are sexually stimulated during this time, drawn towards these displays of strength and vitality. But Red Deer aren't alone in showcasing such extraordinary behavior during rutting season. Across vast landscapes like Wyoming's wild plains in the USA, Bison males enter their own state of frenzy known as "rut. " Weighing up to 2000 pounds each – North America's heaviest land mammal – these magnificent creatures once faced extinction due to hunting until protected by legislation. Meanwhile, across Europe in Copenhagen's Jaegersborg forest or Leicestershire's Bradgate Park, Red Deer continue their mating rituals undisturbed by human presence. Even juvenile pricket stags listen intently to roaring elders - learning valuable lessons about survival and courtship. The rutting season is not merely a battle for supremacy; it represents an intricate dance between life and death—a cycle that has shaped wildlife populations for centuries. Through Congress' intervention with protective acts like National Park Protective Act back in 1894 came redemption for bison herds on American soil. So, as we gaze upon Picture No.