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Much smaller than a deer, however living in the similar habitat and having a similar behavior. Follow deer, just like deer, shed their antlers annually in spring, however the re-growth of new even more impressive size antlers takes place before the next mating season. Hollow deer mating season is called ‘bekowisko’ in Polish and it falls on a little bit later than deer mating season (generally in October). ‘Rykowisko’, which means deer rutting season, falls on about the end of September (when the first hoarfrosts occur) and it lasts a couple of weeks.

Finally I managed to photograph several species of weavers while in South Africa. This text is common to all them except the long-tailed widowbird and the grosbeak weaver. Encounters with the two species were so interesting, different from those with the other weavers, it had to be reflected in information in separate texts. These birds could be observed and photographed in such large number, because the number of their species and the abundance of individuals there in South Africa is shocking.