Now that the first migrants have begun arriving we tend to get out for a drive almost every night, looking to see who is new to the neighbourhood. Sunday, after seeing the first Canada Goose of the year, we continued on to First Bridge, where this Arctic Hare hunkered down in the lea of a boulder having a nap.
After snapping off a few photos without arousing his/her attention we moved on, making our way to Second Bridge. Now the road has not been maintained since the airport opened in January, so this was our first trip that far this year. Lack of a spare tire kept us from pressing on.
When we returned the hare was still in the same spot, still huddled down napping conserving energy. So I got out and tried to move a little closer. The hare was nonplussed.
As I climbed up off the road the hare finally got up, fed up at being wakened for a photoshoot.
A couple of steps closer and it stood up on all fours, then slowly stretched. I had come in too close, but it still seemed rather unconcerned. (This last photo was not even at full zoom – taken at 220mm to fit it in the frame)
Then it lopped off over the rise.
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Great photos, Clare! I love how unimpressed the rabbit looks throughout. 😀
Alice? Alice? Who the f$%^ is Alice?
Actully Alice is my granddaughter, but that has nothing to do with anything. The White Rabbit looks quite annoyed at being awakened.
…And if you go chasing rabbits
And you know you’re going to fall
Tell ’em a hookah smoking caterpillar
Has given you the call
Call Alice
When she was just small…
Wonderful photos, clare. Love seeing that Arctic Hare so nonchalant.
Thanks Fawn, unimpressed, and slightly annoyed.
When I’d go to dances here Kara, that was one of the six songs that was played again and again. It drove me nuts.
Annoyed but pretty relaxed about me being there Emma.
I didn’t realize until just lately that Grace Slick wrote the song Robin. Didn’t realize that she was a song writer.