Deer me

 

No, it's not Dyrehaven but Ørestaden, even if these deer seem a bit misplaced. This is part of a new trend in Copenhagen. Instead of having a long and boring fence that begs the local youth to be creative with a spray can, artists are asked to use the fences as a big canvas. I haven't been able to figure out who is behind the deer on this fence, but it is nice. The deer progress from an open white field to a dark forest as you pass the Bella Center.

 

Watch out for the traffic

The deer of Dyrehaven are used to people, so they don't mind waiting for others to clear the roads before they cross. This fallow deer fawn has already learned the lesson.

Battles

The change of seeing a mock battle between the stags in Dyrehaven is quite high, even out of season. Here two of the young ones are having a quick mock one in the winter frozen park.

Feeding the deer

With so many deer in the Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen, it's necessary to feed them in winter for them to survive. Hay, straw and beets are on the menu at the feeding stations.

Look this way

 

Even though the deer in Dyrehaven in Klampenborg are used to humans, they are vigilant all the time and will keep an eye on you. You can get within 20 meters of them before they bolt, so getting some nice photos of them is still fairly easy, especially with a 150-500 mm lens as I've used on this group portrait.

 

Different sizes

Saturday, which seems to have been the last day with arctic temperatures in Copenhagen, I went to the deer park Dyrehaven just north of the city. Here you get the deer in all sizes, from small sikas to large red deer, and in all ages too. This fallow deer fawn seemed to enjoy the winter weather as it crossed the path to get out of my way.

Mother and kid

Today's pic is another one from Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen, showing a deer and a kid almost posing for me. It's nice when the animals play along so I can get a nice photo of them.

A kind of nature

For autumn photos I've got a few favourites, as the regular reader of this blog knows. The park Dyrehaven in Klampenborg just north of Copenhagen is a major one of those favourites, especially as you can get really close to the deer there. And with three different species, a total of 2100 deer, 11 square kilometers and very varied terrain, there's more than enough motives for a more than a few days.

A sport for spectators

With 30.000 to 40.000 people watching the Hubertusjagt this has turned this annual parforce hunt into a spectators sport, with the people flocking to the more spectacular obstacles. If the weather permits it, lunch and hot drinks are brought and the whole family can enjoy a day in the park among the deer.

Looking

Dyrehaven is used by both deer and humans, but who's looking at who?

Breakfast in the forrest

In Dyrehaven north of Copenhagen this roe-deer was a bit surprised to be interrupted in the breakfast by a clicking sound.