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a northern 'boreal' resident, snowshoes will turn white in the winter in order to blend into their enviroment....I've yet to catch one that hasn't turned to their summer coat although that full transition can take two to three months...
Snowshoe Hare in Alaska run in a 7 year cycle. At the peak of the cycle, there will be thousands of Hares hopping around and at the valley, they are very scarce. The Hares are beginning their upward swing in the cycle as we have noticed many more this year so far. We have been fortunate to have a Hare that lives on our property. We don't see him everyday but we do see him often.
This shot was taken in the woods near our cabin. The Hare is healthy and still has its winter white rear feet. We are not sure if this Hare is male or female or if there is a family that we haven't seen. A few years back, we seen three Snowshoe Hares on our property at the same time, but in the past few years, only one at a time.
Snowshoe Hares are hunted by Lynx, Fox, Coyotes, wolves, owls, and other birds of prey.
There are many differences between a Rabbit and a Hare. Rabbits are born with no fur and their eyes are closed, on the otherhand, Hares are born with full fur and their eyes are open. Hares are also much larger than their Rabbit cousins.The Snowshoe Hare turns fully white during the winter months.
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One of the pleasures of living in Rural Alaska is the wildlife that visit the property. My wife loved the little creatures, especially the squirrels and bunnies.
This little hare sat long enough for a few photos before bounding into the taller grasses. The photo was taken 2 hours before my wife doubled up in pain and had to be taken to the hospital. She never got to see it post processing but did see it on hte back of my camera. She smiled and said she wanted a big picture for our wall. We have had snowshoe hares for six years straight now. Yesterday, there were four playing in our yard, of course, I wasn't home and our son had to tell me about them.
Eddie passed away on Monday the 28th of July. This was the last photo of wildlife that I took while she was still alive. This photo will always hold a special place in my heart.
Extreme snowshoeing alone the Coal Lake trail outside of Whitehorse, Yukon. Photographed in March, 2007.
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The long northern winter is slowly coming to an end. Snowshoeing on the Athabasca Glacier. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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My buddies Jim, Fred, Roger and I headed up to Roger's cabin in northeastern Wisconsin recently for our 18th annual snowshoe weekend.
Losing his white winter coat to brown. A regular visitor for the last few days first light in the morning. Cleaning up seed on the ground from the feeders. Isle Lake Alberta
Best if viewed large. Photo taken on the Montana side of the Magruder Corridor. I started on the Montana Side (Darby & a delightful little community) and drove thru to the Red River Ranger Station in Idaho. It is 101 miles, you start low, & go high numerous times.
YES !!! I FINALLY MADE IT ALL THE WAY THROUGH after bout 20 years of trying. If you have bad kidneys or back I can't recommend this road. It was rough and rocky through a lot of it and it really shakes you up. A beautiful drive however and if you have a vehicle with good ground clearance I do recommend it. Don't try it in your new corvette. You will end up leaving it along the road long before you are half way through. LOL It took about 9 hours with all the stops for shootin. You could make it through in maybe 7 if you pushed it.
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These hares turn completely white in winter except the tip of their ears. Check-out its large back feet.
I have been doing a lot of walking close to home and these beauties were found on my street on April 6th. On other days when I walked I saw nothing so was very happy with a few targets for my camera!
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In my backyard! I was so excited that he/she let me take so many photos this morning =)
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