Smaller than the Brown Hare but just as fast and agile the Mountain Hare at this time of year goes through a moult into it's Winter white coat, this can start in October and usually by December they have turned all white, they go back to their Summer coat starting in late February early March.
Having travelled through thick fog it was a relief when travelling up to the tops the weather was bright and clear, parked up nice and early, now comes the bit I don't like; the hike up to where the Hares are to be found, especially when you are carrying a 600mm lens.
Although the Hares are now well into there moult they can still be tricky to spot, and after putting several up from under my feet I started to get my eyes in.
Some of the Hares will stay put and hunker down whilst others will get up and go, only stopping metres away to give you a cautionary glance back before shooting out of sight, and there are more of these than the ones that do stay put, no matter what you do!!
Frustrating at times but when things come together it can be well worth the wait, oh yes, forgot to mention the crawl through all the wet grass, peak bogs and everything else!!
They can stick out at a distance.
They also can be tricky to spot when hunkered down
But with a little patience you can get closer.
You may come across one in the open and given time and a lot of crawling you can get decent shots
With more patience and time!
And finally
All taken with a 600mm lens and the new Canon 7D MK. 2
Thanks for looking
Great shots Alan, 7DII looks to be working well!
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