Mountain Hare
Here's a close-up of a rather confiding Mountain Hare I found in the Peak District recently. It seemed to instinctively rely on its camouflage to evade detection, even though it stood out like a sore thumb. I took this with a telephoto lens and it stayed motionless after I had taken my photograph and slowly withdrew.
This population of Mountain Hares were introduced into the Peak District from Scotland during the nineteenth century. This one is moulting out of its white winter coat into its brown summer pelage.
Mountain Hare
Here's a close-up of a rather confiding Mountain Hare I found in the Peak District recently. It seemed to instinctively rely on its camouflage to evade detection, even though it stood out like a sore thumb. I took this with a telephoto lens and it stayed motionless after I had taken my photograph and slowly withdrew.
This population of Mountain Hares were introduced into the Peak District from Scotland during the nineteenth century. This one is moulting out of its white winter coat into its brown summer pelage.