Mountain Hare
One of my photographic highlights from last year was a trip to the vast peat moorlands of the Peak District in search of these little beauties with a local friend of mine who knows the area like the back of his hand.
After several miles of walking in the rugged terrain we caught some glimpses of some hares mainly running in the other direction.
We struck lucky however, after stopping for lunch in this little gully .A group of about six male Hares known as Jacks were scenting and following a female known as a Jill.They passed within feet of us and even stopped to look at us before going on their way.
This is a shot of one of the males who circled us and sat on the bank just above us.
I think you will agree a lucky and an amazing encounter,
Mountain Hare
One of my photographic highlights from last year was a trip to the vast peat moorlands of the Peak District in search of these little beauties with a local friend of mine who knows the area like the back of his hand.
After several miles of walking in the rugged terrain we caught some glimpses of some hares mainly running in the other direction.
We struck lucky however, after stopping for lunch in this little gully .A group of about six male Hares known as Jacks were scenting and following a female known as a Jill.They passed within feet of us and even stopped to look at us before going on their way.
This is a shot of one of the males who circled us and sat on the bank just above us.
I think you will agree a lucky and an amazing encounter,