Red Deer in Windsor Great Park
November 6, 2006
November 6, 2006
A few days ago Steve suggested we try and find the red deer in Windsor Great Park; they'd been reported near The Long Walk the week before. The rutting season, when trying to approach deer can be dangerous, is over. The stags still have their antlers but are no longer liable to be anxious or aggressive. I could think of no better way to spend my upcoming birthday than deer stalking... for photographic purposes only, mind you !
My birthday dawned foggy and cold. Disappointed, but hopeful, we kept an eye on the weather and by noon time the sun finally broke through and the sky cleared. The air had a nip but it was the perfect weather for walking or hiking as your exertions soon warm you up.
The Great Park is about a mile and a half from our flat in Eton. A short walk down the High Street and over the Eton-Windsor bridge brings you to the base of Windsor Castle. Follow the road around to the other side of the castle and you can gain entrance to the Park via Park Street.
Here, the main feature of the Queen's backyard is The Long Walk. From Windsor Castle at the north end, The Walk runs approximately three miles in a straight line, SSW, over gently undulating hills, to an equestrian statue of George III known as The Copper Horse. Of magnificent proportions, The Copper Horse dominates the skyline even when viewed from the far end of The Long Walk.
These views were taken approximately half a mile from either end of The Long Walk using a telephoto lens setting.
