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“What if I were smiling and running into your arms? Would you see then what I see now?”
― Jon Krakauer, Into the Wild
native to north america the snowshoe hare will turn totally white in the winter utilizing camoflauge to protect themselves from predators, snowshoe comes from their large fur insulated hind feet which assist on those northern snowfalls ! Snowshoes can have up to four litters each year ensuring the population in these harsh conditions......my goal, to capture one with his white winter coat and so far this is as close as I've come !
I think this guy was in shock looking at that 'large one eyed creature' lying on the forest floor.....
Hare changing colours taken north of Cochrane spring a little later up there
only the back of legs left to change
I sympathize with the Snowshoe Hare as they're a major prey item in our local ravine and they don't find much relief from the Coyotes, Owls, Long-tailed Weasels and Ticks that constantly pursue them !!
Managed to make this shot late afternoon near the Ottawa River. Very playful creatures and very fast. Love the white on white and this one with the expression and pink lips :) so cute.
I had only had three hours to snowshoe around this amazing meadow at the end of a snowfall, but the powder was deep my legs were pretty exhausted at this point. Just about to head back to the car when this glimmer of gold poked through the trees and reflected off the surface of the Merced. Moment of Zen to cap the day.
We've had a family of Snowshoe Hare living on our property for the last three years now. I was unloading our truck in the driveway and this guy hopped right over to investigate. Since my camera was in the front seat, thought I should take his photo.
Snowshoe Hare running around! I tried some high key images today; white subject on white snow on a cloudy day... BTW those are the back legs....
Dave took this of me coming back from the back woods.
This was last weekend when we went up snow shoeing. 16* These are my shorter aluminum snow shoes and I love these more then the heavy old ones.
Captured in Northern Ontario u can see a buddy in the background they have almost changed to there summer brown
Leica M-P & Elmarit-M 28mm
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So precious and innocent. It is hard to believe that anything so adorable, was put on earth to be a main food source, for a great many predators.
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Spent a magical few days in the far North of Sweden. Absolutely loved snowshoeing, as it bought us close to the landscape in total tranquility. Very fortunate to see some wonderful wildlife while on snowshoe and it really was a great way to escape from the daily grind!
A Snowshoe Hare in autumn that is in the midst of transitioning to its winter white coat. It had just been chased by the Pine Marten posted to the left but it is safe here. It started with a huge lead on the weasel which eventually gave up its all-out chase.
Snowshoe Hare - Every year these guys come out of the woods late afternoon to steal bird seeds at a public feeder. Some years we can count 9 to 10. I have only seen 4 this year. I always wanted to capture the light behind those wonderful ears but it never happened...Even though the sun angle was not low enough for what I wanted to achieve here, I am very happy anyway as I have tried to get this composition and the backlit to show the ears and fur for several years... but there is a lot that needs to happen to get that shot: 1) a sunny day 2) subject position and/or sun position 3) time of the day and finally time of the year for the sun angle... So I am satisfied right now but will still try again some sunny day.
One of our little creatures we find in Alaska. We had three living on our property this summer and fall. They feed on vegetation and have been known to feed on dead animals as well. They have up to three litters per year with between 3 and 8 babies per litter. They are the favorite meal of Lynx, Fox, Coyote, Wolf and many birds of prey.