Paul Hobson / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) herd during rut in morning light. Derbyshire, England, UK. October.

Klein & Hubert / Three Red deer (Cervus elaphus) does in winter, Germany

Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck with does, Vesneri, Estonia, March. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

Sven Zacek / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) buck and doe interacting, Vesneri, Estonia, March. Winner of the Animal stories portfolio in the Melvita Nature Images Awards competition 2014.

David Tipling / Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) buck chasing doe, in late evening, Norfolk, May

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) young doe in summer meadow, Scotland, UK

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe in a field of set aside at dawn. Perthshire, Scotland, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe peering from wheat field. Perthshire, Scotland, June.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe running in a field of barley, Northumberland, England, summer. Although Roe deer mate in August, the fertilised egg is dormant until January, which prevents the fema...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe jumping stock fence, Scotland, UK, November 2011 Sequence 5/6

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Portrait of a Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe in rough grassland in summer, Scotland, UK, June 2011. Did you know? Female roe deer are called does and give birth in May and June, usually to twins.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe running through rough grassland in summer, Scotland, UK, June 2011

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe in woodland clearing, seen in distance through foliage, Cairngorms NP, Scotland, UK, August 2010

Fabrice Cahez / Female Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) leaping, Vosges, France, April

Ernie Janes / RF- Silhouette of Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag and hind by tree at sunset, Norfolk, UK. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Paul Hobson / Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) doe, silhouetted at dusk, Bradgate Park, UK, November

Edwin Giesbers / Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag calling, doe grooming, silhouetted Dyrehaven, Denmark

Edwin Giesbers / RF- Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag and three does silhouette grazing. Dyrehaven, Denmark. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

VINCENT MUNIER / Red deer doe suckling young {Cervus elaphus} Dyrehaven, Denmark

Jabruson / Sitatunga doe and calf {Tragelaphus spekei} searching for seeds in dung left by elephants drinking , Maya Maya Nord Bai forest clearing, Odzala NP, Congo, West Africa

Thomas Lazar / Whitetail deer buck and doe {Odocoileus virginianus} USA

Geoff Scott-Simpson / Red deer doe {Cervus elaphus} Inverness, Scotland

Colin Seddon / Roe deer doe {Capreolus capreolus} Europe

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) mother cleaning fawn, Montana

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe cleaning newborn fawn, Montana

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe smelling newborn fawn, Montana

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe portrait, Montana

Gerry Ellis / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn, North America

Bernard Castelein / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe. Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. August.

Bernard Castelein / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe amongst vegetation. Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July.

Bernard Castelein / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe sitting amongst logs. Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July.

Bernard Castelein / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe standing in grassland. Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. July.

Edwin Giesbers / Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag bellowing during rut in grassland, doe in background.

George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), doe and fawns feeding in a row on snow covered pond, rear view. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. January.

George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn standing amongst Bulrushes on snow covered pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. January.

George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn standing on snow covered pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. January.

George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn standing in grassland in light mist. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. August.

George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe licking fawn in grassland, at edge of woodland. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. July.

George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn at edge of beaver pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. June.

George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe with suckling fawn at edge of beaver pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. June.

Nick Upton / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe grooming itself and then grazing on a garden lawn, Wiltshire, England, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe grazing on Common ivy (Hedera helix) from a garden hedge, Wiltshire, England, UK, February.

Heather Angel / Pere David's deer (Elaphurus davidianus) two stags boxing amongst herd of hinds. Captive bred in reserve after reintroduction from Woburn Abbey, England, UK. Dafeng Milu National Nature Reserve, J...

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) doe grazing in meadow with poppies (Papaver rhoeas). Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. June.

Cyril Ruoso / Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), buck chasing doe through field, at woodland edge. Yonne, Bourgogne-Franche-Comte, France. May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red deer, (Cervus elaphus), group of hinds on moor in winter, Scotland, UK.February

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red deer, (Cervus elaphus), group of hinds moving across hill top in winter, Scotland, UK.February

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Roe deer, (Capreolus capreolus) doe in grassland habitat with farm buildings in background, Scotland, UK.July