Deer in the snow...

... was to be my chosen blip subject today. I had some business to attend to in Ripon this morning but headed to Studley Royal Deer Park just after noon. By the time I was ready to go in search of the beasts, there was quite heavy sleet to contend with.

Having trudged around the park for some time, I was saying to myself 'there's no deer near here'; then I spotted this handsome specimen, with more sense than me, posing in the shelter of the trees.

Next I noticed a group of animals in the snow behind the trees (see the extra). Then it was time to seek shelter.