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My local spot for brown hares has been very disappointing this spring. This was my forth visit this year and I had come to the conclusion that the hares had moved on, as I had not spotted any at all. In fact, there were alot of rabbits, dead from myxomatosis which was strange, as I had never seen a rabbit in this area. Walking back to the car, a brown lump in the far end of the field appeared, throuh the bins, it was a Hare. I was happy, I was made even happier, in that it ran right towards me only stopping when it caught my scent, thirty feet away. I shall persevere with this site and hopefully the numbers will increase again and that they do not get effected by myxomatosis.
I've been trying to get images of Brown Hares in the snow over the last few days.
Due to Covid restrictions in the UK at the moment I can't get to my usual spot, so I'm exploring fields that are walkable from where I live. While I've seen a few Hares around, they're definitely more sparse and difficult to approach (crunchy snow doesn't help).
But I quite like these two images. Hopefully we'll get more snow before the winter is over and I can try again.
I took this photograph a week or so back when I was cycling along a farm track. I spotted this Brown Hare slowly hopping towards me. I immediately ditched the bike and crouched perfectly still with my camera poised. To my surprise and delight he just kept on coming and paused to look at me when he was too close for a whole animal shot. I thought this head and shoulders shot was quite dramatic. I love a play on words and hares provide a rich seam with homophones heir and hair. The Heir Apparent is an heir to the throne whose claim cannot be displaced by the birth of another.
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.
I've just moved house, and the fields surrounding the village I now live have a very healthy population of hares. As its that time of year they're all constantly chasing each other around. I'm still learning the area and yet to find a reliable spot to see them up close, but here's a few...
Brown Hare / lepus europaeus. Frampton, Lincolnshire. 11/04/24.
'SITTING PRETTY.'
On a visit to Frampton in early April, there were plenty of Brown Hares to be seen early morning. They were either ambling about or resting.
This one, a tad distant, was showing nicely on a raised strip of grass, between shallow pools. With clear views all around, and the bonus of plenty of birds to sound their alarm calls should anything upset them, the Hare looked completely relaxed. It remained in position for nearly an hour, before eventually loping off towards another, more distant Hare.
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
A couple of accidental shots which I decided to post because I was surprised by the detail and liked the movement! My instincts from macro images are to capture static, profile images and I've had little luck panning for action shots. It would be nice to capture movement in a wider shot. Will try harder!
BENNY:
It will be a fun fish and chips party dear Daisy Maude, I promise you! We're going to eat fried fish and....I'm going to surprise you with a "Hollandse Nieuwe". That's a raw herring with onions that you have to slide into your mouth. It's called "Haring Happen".
Typically Dutch
Herring may be called Hollandse Nieuwe if the fish is sufficiently fat, and has been chewed, salted and matured in the traditional Dutch way. (Croaking is the traditional way, while heading is done with computer-controlled machines.) In addition, the herring, like any fish, must be deep-frozen at a temperature not exceeding -20°C for 24 hours. The maturation process takes at least one day and up to seven days at a temperature of 0-4°C. Enzymes from the pancreas and salt play a major role in maturing jerked herring and ultimately determine the flavour.
Dutch herring are served with onions