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UK Deer Id (1 Viewer)
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Julian Perry
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They are Fallow Deer, distinguished from Sika by their long tails with dark central stripe.
Brett Richards
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Surely not Fallow Deer with those antlers. I don't know much about deer, but looking at internet images Sika Deer can show tails like this, and I would say this is what they are.
Brett
Nutcracker
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Agree Sika, or perhaps Sika x Red hybrids
One of the stranger auto-corrects I've seen! 3
One of the stranger auto-corrects I've seen! 3
Farnboro John
Well-known member
Nope. These are Fallow Deer. Two-tone flanks, head patterns perfect, long completely dark tails. In addition the antlers are not slim enough for Sika: the rightmost branch appears to be snapped off but in any case what's there shows the beginning of a palmation. Sika antlers are thinner with longish narrow tines, not like these. In profile, head shape is wrong for Sika as well.
John
John
jforgham
Birding for fun
Agree Sika, or perhaps Sika x Red hybrids
One of the stranger auto-corrects I've seen! 3
Indeed, St Vitus dance of the fingers on the phone!!
Mike Richardson
Formerly known as Skink1978
Classic Fallow Deer
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