Brown Hare
Brown Hare / lepus europaeus. Orford Marshes, Suffolk. 14/03/17.
‘CLOUDY, AN OLD FRIEND.’
I watched this female Hare on a Suffolk grazing marsh for three consecutive years. She had a distinctive eye defect in the front corner of her left eye which made her easy to recognise. Whether this was congenital or the result of some natural accident will never be known. I suppose there is a strong possibility it could have been caused in a bout of ‘boxing’ with an ardent male who had mating on his mind when she didn’t!
If viewed large, you can see the cloudy, milky white defect very clearly. It didn’t appear to affect her sight, which was a blessing.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
Brown Hare
Brown Hare / lepus europaeus. Orford Marshes, Suffolk. 14/03/17.
‘CLOUDY, AN OLD FRIEND.’
I watched this female Hare on a Suffolk grazing marsh for three consecutive years. She had a distinctive eye defect in the front corner of her left eye which made her easy to recognise. Whether this was congenital or the result of some natural accident will never be known. I suppose there is a strong possibility it could have been caused in a bout of ‘boxing’ with an ardent male who had mating on his mind when she didn’t!
If viewed large, you can see the cloudy, milky white defect very clearly. It didn’t appear to affect her sight, which was a blessing.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.