I've not been watching this thread but have just done a huge catch up. Excellent photos and I love that you tell the story behind them too. I used to flush hares fairly often in the fields outside the village but haven't seen one for a while. I'm hoping that may be because until recently I wasn't walking those fields regularly. The farmer's just ploughed so I'll keep watching till whatever he's sown this year gets too high. No chance of photos though - the field is so open a worm couldn't hide.
Hey Janny.
Jan, it twigged last night that this thread would appear as one pic to anyone whom hadn't opened it or already had a peep,so i added the updates bit to the title. We have been going here to this spot for years. It's funny actually,when I first dreamed of a camera and beastie pics I thought of coming here and taking a pic of a hare..it was a real big deal to me that one day i'd get that one pic. When we started to chase the dream of catching boxing, this year, I realised I'm going to grab a few pics here. I sort wanted them in one place,just so I could keep tabs really and not clog up the place with hare pics .Can't believe we have permission too after so long Jan, i'm so chuffed
Thanks for the kind words Jan i'm making some howlers,but jeepers haven't we amassed some images. Masses of behaviours Jan,I simply can't keep up with posting,but when a chance comes with wildlife i've learnt to sit on it,everything seems so transient one never ones if that chance will come again. So being there is my obsession at the mo. I feel we all are trying to do this at our various levels Jan,all trying to learn and all love nature,I like hearing a bit of back story in other folks' pics. We learn stuff from backstories Janny,not just about the animal but about probs the tog had making the image etc Plus of course I waffle too much
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Janny where are you,not the house number but just roughly,I feel you are Devon way, I grew up down there,you mentioned dart moor, somewhere,I adore the place.
I didn't see many hares as a kid Jan only rarely,down there. I know what you mean about the big fields, Jan it is doable,one can get to them right out in the middle of a field with no cover,but by god it's hard physically and i'm sure lady luck plays her part it's basically crawl out so far and hope they come.probably to investigate the shutter. I have half a hunch they can't have seen one upright,so the lump of clicking camo can't be associated with man. But it is damn hard mate,Better is to watch them janny ,they have runs they are leaving and coming fields via habitual exits, often gate ways. If the farmer will let you, staking out one of those spots might give a chance it's finding them Janny ,but a bit of time might just get some great rewards.
Janny ,it's been utterly wonderful, I adore them anyway but the behaviours what they do when completely relaxed has been so cool not only to see ,but try to capture.We see something new almost every visit and they have had us both in stitches many times
I mean, who knew they iron their ears flat with their feet Jan
(please excuse the plano crop he was too fast for me,focal points completely wrong place as he dropped from almost standing to do ears,but I had to press the shutter on that one first frame later)
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Stuart Philpott, on Flickr
Thanks for popping by and the kind words mate,I just find them magical Jan can't get enough of them at the mo..
Cheers
Stu