Fresh Muntjac

Gallery: WildlifePosted June 6, 2011133 views10 comments

A first for me a rather fresh Muntjac (Barking Deer), who we were lucky enough to spot with its Mum in the undergrowth in Bandhavgargh. Even more lucky in that it wandered into the relative open, but the light was not too good.

Taken in Bandhavgargh National Park, India 28th April 2011

EOS 1D MkIV
500mm F4 IS hand-held from vehicle

F5.6, ISO 1600, 1/200

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by Harshad Barve on June 6, 2011 at 4:51 AM

Definitely smallest Barking Deer ever seen for me , Very well done considering all situations

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Comment posted by Butch Lama on June 6, 2011 at 9:12 AM

Its very hard to find this young Muntjac,love that big ears & cute face.

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Comment posted by John Tobias on June 6, 2011 at 10:44 AM

Great job. Very good sharpness and detail. Certainly is a very young muntjac which comes through in this image. Thanks for sharing.

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Comment posted by Esme' Fantozzi on June 6, 2011 at 12:35 PM

Despite the flat light the colors are very pleasant and the details excellent. I had never seen muntjac before. Thank you for sharing.

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Comment posted by Gary Gulash on June 6, 2011 at 4:00 PM

Light looks pretty good to me Ken! Excellent detail, composition and the posture and eye contact also work for me.

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Comment posted by Wayne Willison on June 6, 2011 at 5:21 PM

Lots of great detail here. This deer is new to me so I appreciate all the detail, also the stance. Looks like its ready to spring away, an on the verge of action image. Nice one, Ken.

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Comment posted by Steve Canuel on June 6, 2011 at 8:00 PM

A natural poser! You captured the fragile nature of this young life very nicely. Cute little animal.

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Comment posted by Ashley Vincent on June 7, 2011 at 12:59 AM

What a cracker of a shot Ken, lucky encounter notwithstanding, you've captured it perfectly, very well done and many thanks for sharing :^)

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Comment posted by Ken Watkins on June 7, 2011 at 2:23 AM

A very lucky sighting indeed, even more lucky was that we got the driver to stop, for what is clearly not a Tiger

We used to have wild Muntjacs in the woods near our old cottage in Cambridgeshire, strange as this may seem, these Deer were imported into UK to "decorate" the lawns of country houses and some escaped to form wild populations.

Thanks for your kind comments greatly appreciated

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Comment posted by Darren Colello on June 10, 2011 at 7:49 PM

I love this species. Wow, nicely done.

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