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Roe deer
Roe deer
(Capreolus capreolus)
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Roe deer fawn in grass
© Angela Bird / naturepl.com
Two roe deer fawns
© Stefan Meyers / www.ardea.com
Female roe deer suckling her young while a male sniffs her scent
© Manfred Danegger / www.nhpa.co.uk
Roe deer with fawn
© Stefan Meyers / www.ardea.com
Roe deer buck in velvet
© Tony Tilford / www.osfimages.com
Male roe deer shedding velvet
© Mike Birkhead / www.osfimages.com
Roe deer buck
© Mike Birkhead / www.osfimages.com
Male roe deer
© Pat Morris
Male roe deer
© Magnus Nyman / naturepl.com
Roe deer buck running during rut
© Andy Rouse / www.nhpa.co.uk
Female roe deer
© Colin Seddon / naturepl.com
Female roe deer standing alert
© Andy Rouse / www.nhpa.co.uk
Female roe deer scratching
© Dr Tony Phelps / naturepl.com
Roe deer doe in winter coat
© Mark Hamblin / www.osfimages.com
Roe deer leaping fence
© Manfred Danegger / www.nhpa.co.uk
Male roe deer browsing on vegetation
© Colin Seddon / naturepl.com
Female roe deer grazing in meadow
© Colin Seddon / naturepl.com
Roe deer at dawn
© David Kjaer / naturepl.com
Underside of roe deer hoof
© Tony Tilford / www.osfimages.com
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