Saturday, September 03, 2011

Chilled Hares

I love to photograph Brown Hares during the late summer. This is a quiet time of year for bird photography as many birds are going through their annual moult and not looking very photogenic and so the hares provide a good diversion to keep the camera busy.
During the late summer the hares are very relaxed, with the hormone fuelled madness of spring subsided, and they are busy feeding on the abundant vegetation to build themselves up for the winter ahead.
Those long hazy warm summer days of childhood no longer seem to exist, no doubt partly as a result of a changing climate and the main weather feature of August now seems to be rain....lots of rain! Even so there are still brief occasions when the sun shines and by keeping a close eye on the weather and my camera close to hand I try and make the most of the brief sunny spells either before or after work.
Despite having spent more hours than I would like to count in the company of hares it was not until the other day that I realised how long their eyelashes are. It's interesting how a slightly different perspective can reveal features that you have previously missed.
The other benefit of pursuing hares at this time of year is that there is a good chance of encountering leverets and young hares which always seem to have a degree of inquisitiveness about them. All part of the survival learning process.
For me this last photograph of this post sums up the summer hare and as the old song goes .... 'Summer time and the livin' is easy'.

10 comments:

Bob Bushell said...

Beautiful.

Sally H said...

Wow, Richard! Fabulous photos. We spent a few hours watching hares in Suffolk recently. They were in a field amongst Muntjak deer

Anonymous said...

Hola
que bonitas fotos , hacia tiempo no veía una liebre, su mirada, son tan tiernos prima de los conejos , la imagen con la hierba , esta posando para ti .hermoso post. gracias . abrazos.

TexWisGirl said...

LOL! those expressions are priceless!!! LOVED this series! the young one is just adorable, but obviously they get much more jaded and non-plussed as they reach adulthood. ha!

grammie g said...

Wow your photo's blow me away...they are truly wonderful !!

Photo's three and four,and the last one of the Hare made me ou and aw and laugh...I just love them!!

Grace

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Hares, these Hares, all Hares are such wonderful looking chaps. We have the Cottontails, but they are nothing compared to true Hares. I love these captures, each one so remarkable, and the expressions you have captured in each is absolutely heart warming. I love them, love them~

Where did you take these? Just wondering...

Barbara said...

I love these. Their faces are really expressive. The last one looks like he has an opinion he's keeping to himself.

Jenny said...

Absolutely superb!

Peregrine's Bird Blog said...

Love the last one Superb

Veer said...

how beautiful pics, i love it. thanks for sharing.
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