But in this case the youngster is more likely to be calling "Daddy!" as the accompanying adult is not the hind but the stag. I've not seen the hind for a while.
The top of the head and the ears are characteristic of the male. The 'burr' is the......
........"thickened base of the horn (or beam) where it joins the head. It is there enlarged and rough like the base of an oak tree at the ground. 'Burr' as a term expressive of bulging is still in use by blacksmiths, who speak of raising a burr on a rivet by hammering it - the 'burr' is the bulging caused by the blows." (Jefferies 1871)
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