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A red deer, Cervus elaphus, stag emerges from the woods surrounded by late fall colored grasses. After attempting to photograph the red deer rut in the Highlands of Scotland and then in the French Pyrenees and failing on both attempts I decided to take my last few days in Europe and spend it in London in Richmond Park where I knew that I could at least experience the rut and learn more about it before attempting it again in the wild. The deer in the park are wild but managed by the park. Experiencing the deer rut was beautiful, but I was also a little astounded by the deerâs close proximity to humans. Richmond Park, London, United Kingdom, October 2025 51.44083295678554, -0.2739775779817186