New Year Mountain Hares Saddleworth Moors 04 01 24 (2 Viewers)

[BriLee]

Had a really good day watching Mountain Hares yesterday on Saddleworth Moors, although very spongy underfoot !! And very ropey weather ( as usual lately ) it cleared up later,just saw a few fully white and most in-between white/ grayish brown,it seems like some don't turn fully white maybe they are starting to adapt !! As they are certainly more camouflaged staying in-between coats ,regards Brian.

 

[Farnboro John]

Nice pic! How close did you get?

John

 

[BriLee]

Nice pic! How close did you get?

John

Thanks John,I wasn't so close to this individual, so it's quite heavily cropped ( Nikon Z50 /500mm Nikon pf /ftz adapter on Silent Shooting mode a game changer for Wildlife ) I did manage to get close to others regards Brian

 

[Farnboro John]

I find that if you get eye contact they will stay frozen but if they think your gaze has wandered they are off like a shot.

John

 

[Kits]

Brilliant capture! A great experience for you, Brian.

 

[delia todd]

Cor!!! A stunning picture that Brian - excellent work lad.

BTW what is the 91st month

 

[BriLee]

Had a really good day watching Mountain Hares yesterday on Saddleworth Moors, although very spongy underfoot !! And very ropey weather ( as usual lately ) it cleared up later,just saw a few fully white and most in-between white/ grayish brown,it seems like some don't turn fully white maybe they are starting to adapt !! As they are certainly more camouflaged staying in-between coats ,regards Brian.View attachment 155

Cor!!! A stunning picture that Brian - excellent work lad.

BTW what is the 91st month

Ha ha Thanks,Sorry hit the 9 instead of 0 😱

 

[BriLee]

Ps here's one of the intermediate Mountain Hares, regards Bri

 

[delia todd]

Ha ha Thanks,Sorry hit the 9 instead of 0 😱

LOL

I've corrected it for you.

 

[delia todd]

Ps here's one of the intermediate Mountain Hares, regards Bri

Aaaw!!! That's really lovely Bri.

Did you know you could put these in the Gallery as well?

 

[Farnboro John]

Ps here's one of the intermediate Mountain Hares, regards Bri

That is a flat-out belter!

John

 

[BriLee]

That is a flat-out belter!

John

Thanks John,a bit sodden but Beautiful, regards Bri.

 

[BriLee]

LOL

I've corrected it for you.

Many Thanks, still negotiating my way around ha ha 😂

 

[BriLee]

Aaaw!!! That's really lovely Bri.

Did you know you could put these in the Gallery as well?

Many Thanks, These Mountain Hares really lift the spirits,after all the dank days lately ,regards Bri.

 

[BriLee]

Brilliant capture! A great experience for you, Brian.

Thank you,there's nothing quite like seeing Mountain Hares to lift the spirits after some dank days lately,regards Bri.

 

[BriLee]

Aaaw!!! That's really lovely Bri.

Did you know you could put these in the Gallery as well?

I wasn't aware of that Many thanks ☺️

 

[BriLee]

Just an update,I went back to Saddleworth Moors yesterday 07 02 24,checked 3 spots ,it was Excellent,I saw 12 at least,4 or so were fully white,and the others were intermediate like this one,I can't see them changing now !! Amazingly though, I saw 3 together and 2 were matin late afternoon, though too distant for pics,I stayed from dawn till dusk,and as usual they start getting active as the Sun dipped behind the hills 430pmish.An Excellent day 😀 regards Bri.

 

[Weasel1]

Superb shot, Brian.

 

[Farnboro John]

Storming stuff - bravo!

John

 

[BriLee]

Superb shot, Brian.

Thanks and regards 😊 Bri