White sika deer stag Wareham Dorset
by Loren Dowding
Title
White sika deer stag Wareham Dorset
Artist
Loren Dowding
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
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Photograph of a white male sika deer stag grazing on a grassy field.
I photographed this rare white stag late one afternoon in a field by Stoborough heath, very close to Arne RSPB reserve in Wareham, Dorset, in the south of England, UK. Arne is a beautiful coastal nature reserve of heathland, woodland and even a beach where a herd of sika deer roam wild, other native deer species can also be seen in smaller numbers. Some of these deer can also be seen in the surrounding areas in smaller numbers as photographed here, this stag was part of a herd of sika deer.
Sika deer (Cervus nippon), spotted deer or Japanese deer is a deer species native to East Asia which has been introduced to many parts of the world, including England. Sika deer do not loose their spots upon reaching maturity, but in some subspecies these spots are rarely visible, as shown in my photo. Their coat ranged from a reddish brown to black and occasionally individuals can be found with white fur. Stags have antlers, usually forked. Deer are animals and hoofed mammals of the family Cervidae. Male deer of almost all species grow and shed new antlers each year.
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