« North Uist life on the edge Barn owls living in a Suffolk winter » Brown hares in the winter Suffolk landscape Brown hares are more active early morning, evening and over night. Winter’s short day length makes watching and photographing them more challenging. There has been recent concern about disease killing significant numbers of hares and I found several dead hares during the autumn of 2018. However, I have been counting hares for the Mammal society during very early morning walks with my dog since November. On the farm near my house I regularly see 30 to 40 hares, this has increased to over 50 during the recent clear cold weather in January. Perhaps on farms managed sympathetically the effect of disease may not be significant. During the cold spell late January 2019 I have been photographing hares from a mobile hide a short walk from my house. Some of the results are in the gallery below. Brown hare dawn leap frosty chin. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares mid field stand off at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare low and frosty at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares boxing watching at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare dawn leap. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare standing at dawn by long grass. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare following at dawn icey whiskas. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare bouncing turn at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare standing and turning at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare looking standing and turning at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare running and looking at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares group stand off at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares sitting and leaping at dawn . January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares mid field scocial life at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares mid field leap at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare looking before leaving at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair frosty dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare frosty wiskers at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares frosty wiskers foot up at dawn. January Suffolk. Lep Brown hare pair frosty dawn leaving. January Suffolk. Lepus euro Brown hare dawn bounce frosty face. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare slipping into long grass at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare standing and looking back at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare active and still, frosty at dawn. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare trotting by very close. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare running by very close. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare dawn run on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare running on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pausing on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare sitting on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare running past on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare jogging past on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare sitting close on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus Brown hare leaving on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare feet up on melting snow. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair feet up early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares three on the move. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares 4 with lookout. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare early morning run. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare foot checking early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare foot cleaning early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare group near wood early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare group playing near wood early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare running back early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hares one leaving early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair chase early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair sitting early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair running chase early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair running fast early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair jogging chase early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair jogging eye early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair jogging ears early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair jogging ears up early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Brown hare pair on the turn early morning. January Suffolk. Lepus europaeus Facebook Twitter LinkedIn « North Uist life on the edge Barn owls living in a Suffolk winter »