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Mammals - Muntjac Deer Page 10
Image Taken on 16 Mar 2018
at 06:54 Image of day on 21 Apr 2018
... before trotting away across the very patchy Oil-seed Rape crop.
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Image Taken on 24 Jul 2014
at 20:29 Image of day on 09 Oct 2014
A Muntjac Deer, otherwise mostly out of frame, gives us an unusually
clear view of the divided rear hoof. The Hoof prints Muntjac Deer leave
in soft ground are very distinctive
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Ref: 20141009_e63_20140724_2029_066_fb1 muntjac deer showing detail of hoof (crop)(r+mb id@432).jpg
Image Taken on 01 Feb 2014
at 17:19 Image of day on 16 Mar 2014
"Whose been splashing through the mud then?"
This is not unlike what our own boots and over-trousers look like
when we have finished a slosh round the sodden clay based plot!
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Ref: 20140316_d50_20140201_1719_274_fb1 muntjac deer splattered with mud(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Sep 2023
at 02:59 Image of day on 11 Nov 2023
After midnight the little family (Fawn + Doe + Buck) wandered about the
east side of our patch.
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Ref: 20231111_bua_20230925_0259_261+bu8_0323_146+bua_0341_276 muntjac family over 40 minutes (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 10 Jul 2008
at 19:44 Image of day on 24 Jul 2008
Ahhh. Its too small for a mature adult Muntjac deer so think
it must be this years fawn growing up nicely. We see a lot of
Muntjac droppings but haven't seen the nervous deer themselves
for months.
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Ref: 20080724_d3a_20080710_1944_066 fb2 muntjac fawn (web crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 10 May 2005
The Muntjac fawn is still 'loitering' on the plot and is much
more tolerant of us than the adult (not that 20m isn't 'close
enough'). The image from 10 days ago was taken at a boundary
hedge. It walks through these dense hedges as if nothing was
there. No wonder farmers use barbed wire and netting to keep in
sheep.
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Ref: 20050510_p20_1010192 muntjac fawn 2005may01_13-47-52(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 05 May 2005
'Bambi' continues to appear all over the plot. This picture was taken
at about 2 a.m.
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Ref: 20050505_d3c_10415 fb2 muntjac fawn 2005may03_02-09-48(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 16 May 2005
Seeing less of the muntjac 'Bambi' during the day now, but
it is still around. Note how the spots are fading.
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Ref: 20050516_d3c_10861 fb2 muntjac fawn with spots fading 2005may14_21-54-54(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 24 Mar 2006
at 20:19 Image of day on 31 Mar 2006
First sighting of the female Muntjac deer for 3 weeks.
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Image Taken on 23 Feb 2006
at 20:57 Image of day on 01 Mar 2006
Over a month since we have 'seen' a Muntjac female.
Looks in fine fettle but not obviously pregnant.
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Ref: 20060301_d35_20060223_2057_025 fb2 muntjac female(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 11 Sep 2008
at 16:02 Image of day on 01 Oct 2008
The usual response of a Muntjac deer to the first scent or sight
of a human is to flee. This one bounding along a well flattened
trail in the grass along the hedge. The teats indicate that she
is probably feeding a fawn somewhere.
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Ref: 20081001_dc1_20080911_1602_065 muntjac female (teats visible) bounding away(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 21 Jan 2006
Had not seen the Muntjac on camera or by eye for
almost a month, but all seems to be well. We can't
tell from this image whether she is pregnant.
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Ref: 20060121_d3c_26634 fb2 muntjac female 2006jan15_16-43-22(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Apr 2008
at 15:13 Image of day on 20 Apr 2008
A Muntjac deer pair came for a visit to the back garden/orchard
on a gloomy day. This was taken in similar place & viewpoint to
one of our long term favourites from 25 Apr 2005 - click on
Muntjac mother & Fawn
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Ref: 20080420_da1_20080403_1513_038 muntjac female by back garden silver birch with daffodils & forget-me-nots(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jun 2018
at 13:04 Image of day on 01 Aug 2018
30 hours after the sighting of a pregnant Reeve's Muntjac Deer we were delighted
to spot this mother Muntjac feeding what looks to us like a very new Fawn.
Mother was spending a lot of time licking the damp and tousled fur and
assiduously cleaning it. Here the Fawn is suckling from the milk-bar.
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Ref: 20180801_d71_20180620_1304_055 muntjac female feeding and grooming new fawn then joined by male 16 of 46 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jun 2018
at 13:06 Image of day on 01 Aug 2018
A clear portrait of the little 'Bambi', tip of the pink tongue protruding.
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Ref: 20180801_d71_20180620_1306_086 muntjac female feeding and grooming new fawn then joined by male 32 of 46 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jun 2018
at 13:11 Image of day on 01 Aug 2018
Mother licking the youngster assiduously, spending time to lick the Anus
to encourage it to defecate.
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Ref: 20180801_d71_20180620_1311_164 muntjac female feeding and grooming new fawn then joined by male 45 of 46 (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jun 2018
at 21:13 Image of day on 01 Aug 2018
9 hours later the CCTV shows us the return of the little Reeve's Muntjac Deer family.
As the day faded we saw this funny moment when the Fawn disappointedly
checked out Dad for the presence of a milk-bar!
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Ref: 20180801_df2_20180620_2113_040 muntjac female feeding and grooming new fawn then joined by male 46 of 46 (no milk under dad!) (crop)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Apr 2008
at 11:01 Image of day on 10 May 2008
The Muntjac deer like we usually see them - distant and nervously
moving away from us. We rather like the horizontal bars of light
and tree shadows.
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Ref: 20080510_da1_20080426_1101_008 muntjac male (asymmetric antlers) on s side of n hedge in bands of shadow(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Apr 2008
at 17:57 Image of day on 10 May 2008
NOT a montage. We watched with amazement as the muntjac walked
past the clearly visible fox without a qualm, being much more
worried about us standing quietly about 100m away.
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Ref: 20080510_da1_20080426_1757_080 muntjac male and fox ignoring each other in field to e(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Apr 2008
at 15:14 Image of day on 20 Apr 2008
The head detail of the male Muntjac that was following the previous female.
This is not the male deer we featured in January you can see by
clicking on
Muntjac male with asymmetric antlers
Note the swollen scent gland and pit below the eye and the tiny tusk
at the mouth which always makes us think of 'vampire muntjac'.
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Ref: 20080420_da1_20080403_1514_047 muntjac male head detail(r+mb id@576).jpg
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