I once saw a stag on the hillside looking quite black compared to the others and later came to the conclusion that he had been rolling in the mud which in these peaty parts can be black. It's a comforting sensation for deer at the time of the moult.
But my eye was caught today by one who seemed from a distance to be almost white. No other explanation than that once again winter coats are starting to be shed and some are very scruffy indeed.
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