Hares

[dave-newman]

Love these huge eared fluff balls.. Taken last night.

[davelumb]

Great pics.

[Happy Hayes]

Lovely Pictures as normal Dave
Regards
Tom

[Mike F]

Dont see too many of them down my way now. I used to love watching them boxing in the fields! Haven't seen that happen for many years

[Stewlaws]

Nice Dave... great contrast the vibrant green against a warm brown of the Hare, so many variances within their fur.

[dave-newman]

thanks all, im yet to get them boxing...

[Stewlaws]

One in the moonlight Dave under a full moon... think that particular picture won an award IIRC

[chrisG]

Nice shots Dave

[GAVIN H]

Nice pics and beautiful animals. Used to see them here in Ireland, rare to spot them these days.

[peteren]

Nice pics and beautiful animals. Used to see them here in Ireland, rare to spot them these days.

Agreed.
Sadly rare in Kent now too.

[Steve Dennington]

Agreed.
Sadly rare in Kent now too.

Perhaps not so much in the quieter rural fields, Peter?

They're a very common sight on the local fields that I roam with my metal detector. It always amazes me how they break cover so close to me and until they made a dash for the horizon I hadn't even seen them.

[Steve Le maitre]

Dont see too many of them down my way now. I used to love watching them boxing in the fields! Haven't seen that happen for many years

It’ll be the Red Kite, the Hare was common here years ago but they’ve steadily all gone but that’s what predators do - gotta eat something and it’s the same with rabbits now very rare.

[peteren]

Agreed.
Sadly rare in Kent now too.

Perhaps not so much in the quieter rural fields, Peter?

They're a very common sight on the local fields that I roam with my metal detector. It always amazes me how they break cover so close to me and until they made a dash for the horizon I hadn't even seen them.

Steve I base this on walking a lot of rural fields (often with a lure rod!) - and seeing far fewer than same areas 15 years ago.

Do see and hear of damage / aggro from coursers, so must be some; unsure if they have contributed to decline?

[Steve Dennington]

Steve I base this on walking a lot of rural fields (often with a lure rod!) - and seeing far fewer than same areas 15 years ago.

Do see and hear of damage / aggro from coursers, so must be some; unsure if they have contributed to decline?

Maybe. The fields around here are full of them, so it must be a localised population decline.

[peteren]

Steve I base this on walking a lot of rural fields (often with a lure rod!) - and seeing far fewer than same areas 15 years ago.

Do see and hear of damage / aggro from coursers, so must be some; unsure if they have contributed to decline?

Maybe. The fields around here are full of them, so it must be a localised population decline.

Thinking about it, last hares I saw were last summer…visiting Suffolk!

[Jeffire]

Fantastic.

[piker al]

Brilliant shots Dave