The gloom of December afternoons does not encourage walkers to look carefully to either side. So the five stags off to the side of the bridleway were missed by several who passed by.
Their colours blended well with the surrounding bracken and birch branches. In previous years wandering groups of stags have appeared following the rut but these are the first I've seen this year, looking for the more sheltered parts away from the strength of the west winds and the bite of the northern. The thicker mane is now clear to see and a general build up of the coat has prepared them for the cold in the longest nights of the year.
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