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David and I made, what has become an annual pilgramage to look for the mountain hares.
Having seen a small group of photographers gathered by a hare as we walked up the hill we decided to find 'our own' hare and continued along the track. It looked like being the wrong choice as the only one spotted was in the far distance and running further away. Fortunately, David spotted something that turned out to not be a rock or patch of snow, but an obliging hare that didn't seem at all biothered about us pointing cameras at it.
One from first thing yesterday morning. It's great to see the hares showing a bit better now we're getting more daylight, and I'm hoping I'll have plenty more opportunities with them this spring/summer...
Almost a year ago today on our early morning walk. Just leaving the village when a hare came running down the road and kept coming towards me until it got really close and veered off into a field.
Woven amongst the strobing lights and crashes of thunder last night, I was dreaming about hares 😳 It reminded me that I hadn't posted my hot hare shot...
This was taken back in June on a humid day, much like today. I'd seen the tail-end of some hares on the hillside, but they all scarpered at the sight of me - who wouldn't? Anyway, I decided to see what would happen if I sat quitely under a tree for a while. 10 minutes go by and suddenly, out of nowhere, two hares appear in hot pursuit of another. All three galloped past within about 10 feet of me! Stunned I sat for a while and took in what I'd just seen. And then, hop hop hop, a very hot and bothered looking hare came and flopped under the tree 10 feet in front of me. Brilliant. Not the best shot as they were too bloomin' close!
Brown Hare - Lepus europaeus
Norfolk
The brown hare is known for its long, black-tipped ears and fast running - it can reach speeds of 45mph when evading predators. It prefers a mosaic of farmland and woodland habitats and can often be spotted in fields.
Thought to have been introduced into the UK in Roman Times (or even earlier), the brown hare is now considered naturalised. It is most common in grassland habitats and at woodland edges, favouring a mosaic of arable fields, grasses and hedgerows. It grazes on vegetation and the bark of young trees and bushes. Brown hares do not dig burrows, but shelter in 'forms', which are shallow depressions in the ground or grass; when disturbed, they can be seen bounding across the fields, using their powerful hind legs to propel them forwards, often in a zigzag pattern. Brown hares are at their most visible in early spring when the breeding season encourages fighting or 'boxing'. Females can produce three to four litters of two to four young (known as leverets) a year.
Widespread, but absent from northern Scotland and the Scottish islands.
I have been luck to gain some permission on a lovely hare site, although I have to clock in and out of this site, in the few times I have been its given me some lovely chance of close encounter of these lovely mammals, this site also lends itself to sunset images also.
The light was already very harsh and the hares were not running that close, but the chase was fantastic.
Haas - European hare (Lepus europaeus)
A young Mountain Hare showing how he can easily blend into his surroundings.
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Lepus Roman Hare is one of my favourites from the art trail.
LEPUS Roman Hare by Emma Abel of abelmosaics
From the website:
A “Roman” hare suits the medium of mosaic perfectly and is therefore the obvious choice for me. During their AD70-AD407 occupation the Romans introduced the brown hare to Britain, which was a sacred animal to them. A point of interest is that Winchester or Venta Belgarum was the 5th largest Roman town in Britain – Venta = market town, Belgarum = the local celtic Belgae tribe. Two major Roman patterns have been incorporated – “Guilloche” and “Wave”.
LEPUS Roman Hare is found at The Great Hall.
The Great Hall is home to the legendary Arthurian Round Table, which has hung there since 1348. The Table has been dated to the 13th or early 14th century and was probably constructed within the Hall. The names of 24 of the Knights of the Round Table are written around the edge of the table, surmounted by King Arthur on his throne.
The Great Hall was one of the largest in England, and it is one of the finest surviving medieval aisled halls of the 13th century and was once part of the magnificent Winchester Castle.
There is a new art trail in Southampton and Winchester this summer. For ten weeks Hares of Hampshire will bring thirty-two large hares and forty-two leverets to the streets, parks, galleries and shops of the two cities.
All money raised by donations and by the auction of the hares at the end of the summer will go to the Murray Parish Trust.
Shot 67/100 x (square format)
HR Hare by Amanda Quelin
From the website:
I chose to do a royal Hare to mark the year of the Queens platinum jubilee, I thought it would be a fun way for children to relate to this historical event.
There is a new art trail in Southampton and Winchester this summer. For ten weeks Hares of Hampshire will bring thirty-two large hares and forty-two leverets to the streets, parks, galleries and shops of the two cities.
All money raised by donations and by the auction of the hares at the end of the summer will go to the Murray Parish Trust.