I was sitting outside the caravan enjoying the afternoon sun yesterday when this fellow came wandering down the garden. No, it is not a photoshopping trick, it is genuine.

I whispered to Elizabeth who was inside to bring my camera. The buck seemed totally unafraid of us and posed for the camera. Even when we spoke in a normal tone, he paid no attention but just continued to feed on our plants. He even had a go at the bird feeder with his antlers until he succeeded in dislodging it and then helped himself to the seeds. We watched him for fully ten minutes until he started to eat the flowers then we chased him away but only as far as the path up the bank where he stopped and disdainfully turned to stare at us. He appeared a couple of times later that same evening. 

We expect to go back to the van at the weekend to find the garden decimated.