Operatic red deer stag in autumn HD video - stock video

Bravura performance by a rutting red deer stag (Cervus elaphus) in the 2012 rut in southern England. These are some of the deepest and most gut-wrenching roars that you will hear from a stag. At the end of the performance he finds a clicking, creaking sound that clearly pleases him, because he repeats it. Clip 1. Big red deer stag in operatic performance, from deep roar to creaking door (17 seconds). Clip 2. Stag with harem challenged by bellowing from behind camera (11 seconds). Responds with deep-throated roar. These shots are taken in a public park, and there are both vehicles and people in the background to these scenes. In this year (2012), and still early in the rut, a man has already been chased up a tree by one of these stags. (He stepped between two stags that were parallel walking, preparing to fight.) Full 1080p HD video from Canon EOS 7D. These clips were taken with a long-focus lens resulting in shallow depth of field. As a result, some of the frame is in soft focus. The sound associated with these two clips includes traffic hum as well as the natural, loud sounds of stags roaring.