Up as dawn was thinking of cracking, to Bushy Park. Some bellowing in the distance so I went to take a look. This pair didn't bother with the traditional preliminaries- one loud call from the reigning champion (on the left) and then heads down, a short charge and a clash of antlers. The advice is to stay 50m away. I was very happy to do that!
a maintained and managed herd - shame about the wooden guards on the shrubs behind the deer- an easy fix in Photoshop 