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Mammals - Muntjac Deer Page 10
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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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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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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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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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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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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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
Image Taken on 01 May 2008
at 18:09 Image of day on 15 May 2008
Don't usually get such a good view. He obviously saw us so perhaps
he is getting used to us - 'mostly harmless'.
This isn't as close as it looks (guess about 30m).
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Image Taken on 22 Oct 2020
at 21:53 Image of day on 01 Dec 2020
Front right hoof delicately moving forward, this Reeve's Muntjac Deer
quietly forages through the night.
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Image Taken on 22 Sep 2020
at 01:00 Image of day on 04 Nov 2020
An hour after midnight this female Reeve's Muntjac Deer has probably
been attracted by the smell of fruit.
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Image Taken on 08 Sep 2020
at 22:00 Image of day on 22 Oct 2020
A gorgeous gentle and delicate Reeve's Muntjac Deer steps her way quietly through the night.
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Image Taken on 04 Sep 2020
at 03:48 Image of day on 25 Oct 2020
2 Reeve's Muntjac Deer spend a few minutes quietly feeding together,
and performing a little mutual grooming.
A sort of 'I'll Scratch your back if you scratch mine'
) feeding and mutually grooming 2+4+6+7 of 7 (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg)
Ref: 20201025_bu4_20200904_0348_063-0350_070 muntjac reeves deer (females (q)) feeding and mutually grooming 2+4+6+7 of 7 (montage)(r+mb id@1024).jpg
Image Taken on 23 Jan 2021
at 09:16 Image of day on 20 Feb 2021
This Fox spent a few minutes investigating the main pond, but
he was being watched from the island by a female Deer, and decided to depart.
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Ref: 20210220_df5_20210123_0916_018 muntjac reeves deer and fox face each other across main pond 2 of 3 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 12 Nov 2020
at 07:19 Image of day on 19 Dec 2020
A few days later we see similar behaviour at the hedge bottom site.
We don't remember seeing behaviour before and suspect that this is one of
this years new Deer extending their nights browsing into the daylight at
each end of the day. This is the early morning ...
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Image Taken on 12 Nov 2020
at 15:39 Image of day on 19 Dec 2020
... while this is back in the meadow in late afternoon.
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Ref: 20201219_e6a_20201112_1539_052_fb5 muntjac reeves deer and magpie (orig & final)(r+mb id@768).jpg
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