All white deer making a perfect seasonal picture

These white fallow bucks make the perfect seasonal picture as they roam through the forest.

Posed in an almost mirror image, the dazzling white fur of these young bucks cut a truly extraordinary sight next to the brown coats of their fellow deer.

However they might not being Christmas cheer to their fellow fallows - these deers are known as Judas deers as their pale colouring stands out among the herd and makes them visible to poachers.

The magnificent creatures were snapped by amateur photographer and wildlife enthusiast Stan Kemish, president of the British Deer Society's Wessex division.

Mr Kemish, from Hampshire, was delighted to find the two unusually coloured young bucks roaming together at the Bolderwood Deer Sanctuary in the New Forest.

The retired 73-year-old said: 'I was really lucky to get this photograph - it was purely by chance that I came across them.

'These two had been spooked by the sound of a dog barking in the distance and they had raised their heads in such a majestic way.

'I think the picture really captures the beauty of these animals - they really look their best when they are alert."'

Mr Kemish believes the bucks are two of a group of around 20 white fallow deer that roam the forest.

He said: 'The white deer are such remarkable creatures and such beautiful animals.

'It's so spectacular to see them and people love to come down to the forest to catch a glimpse of them because they are seen as such a big novelty.'

It is thought the snowy-white complexions are not down to a lack of pigmentation but a gene found in some fallow deer.

Mr Kernish said: 'It's a common misconception that the deer are albino.

'If this were the case they would have pink eyes and pink feet but this isn't the case with these deer.'