An adult male, colossal antlers, imposing neck, proud stance; a regal appearance.
Rutting season
Just before the rutting season, which takes place every year in September, the males leave their pack and go out on their own. They start behaving differently, this is due to changing hormones. The testosterone coursing through their bodies also makes them change in appearance. They become more muscular and longer hair forms around the neck.
Deer living (alone) in the rut seek out females. They try to impress the hinds with a kind of roar: belling. Sometimes two deer fight and then it is hard against hard.
                                
 
                                Ronald Harmsen has spent his entire working life as a professional musician at home and abroad. In addition, he has always had a great passion for nature and travelling. This combination has produced many beautiful images through the photography he has been practising since his teenage years. From 2018.. Read more…
 
                         
                         Sunset, Zeeland, WestenschouwenRonald Harmsen
Sunset, Zeeland, WestenschouwenRonald Harmsen Mussel strikes, Oosterschelde, Schouwen-Duiveland, ZeelandbrugRonald Harmsen
Mussel strikes, Oosterschelde, Schouwen-Duiveland, ZeelandbrugRonald Harmsen Sunrise, New Dordtse Biesbosch, landscapesRonald Harmsen
Sunrise, New Dordtse Biesbosch, landscapesRonald Harmsen Mating grebes in the afternoon.Ronald Harmsen
Mating grebes in the afternoon.Ronald Harmsen Otranto, Puglia region, ItalyRonald Harmsen
Otranto, Puglia region, ItalyRonald Harmsen Tenerife, Playa de Amálciga, beautiful coastlineRonald Harmsen
Tenerife, Playa de Amálciga, beautiful coastlineRonald Harmsen Grebe in golden glow, NetherlandsRonald Harmsen
Grebe in golden glow, NetherlandsRonald Harmsen Transformation of cropland into nature reserve.Ronald Harmsen
Transformation of cropland into nature reserve.Ronald Harmsen Pheasant, male, courtshipRonald Harmsen
Pheasant, male, courtshipRonald Harmsen Deer at duskRonald Harmsen
Deer at duskRonald Harmsen Gorgeous sun harp in autumn, Overijssel, Netherlands.Ronald Harmsen
Gorgeous sun harp in autumn, Overijssel, Netherlands.Ronald Harmsen Dalmatian Pelican (Dalmatian Pelican)Ronald Harmsen
Dalmatian Pelican (Dalmatian Pelican)Ronald Harmsen Kestrel, Schouwen-Duiveland, ZeelandRonald Harmsen
Kestrel, Schouwen-Duiveland, ZeelandRonald Harmsen Red deer, rutting season, Hoge Veluwe ParkRonald Harmsen
Red deer, rutting season, Hoge Veluwe ParkRonald Harmsen Theth, Albania. a traditional mountain village in beautiful surroundingsRonald Harmsen
Theth, Albania. a traditional mountain village in beautiful surroundingsRonald Harmsen Sunrise on a beautiful early morning in the forest.Ronald Harmsen
Sunrise on a beautiful early morning in the forest.Ronald Harmsen Dutch flamingo's.Ronald Harmsen
Dutch flamingo's.Ronald Harmsen Sunrise, an explosion of colours!Ronald Harmsen
Sunrise, an explosion of colours!Ronald Harmsen Day peacock on flowering heather, a splash of colour!Ronald Harmsen
Day peacock on flowering heather, a splash of colour!Ronald Harmsen Collared parakeet eats from peanuts's.Ronald Harmsen
Collared parakeet eats from peanuts's.Ronald Harmsen