What with our seeing very few hares over the winter, with news of the local hares suffering from European brown hare virus, and with notices going up all over the place warning people to be aware of hare coursing, we have been very worried about the local population but today, while walking across this field....
....we came across three hares which were definitely fit and well and as mad as February hares, as they started by running towards us and only....
....turned away when they were almost upon us. They bolted towards....
....this brambly bank and, even then, stopped to watch us for a few moments before disappearing.
The bank is riddled with burrows which we assume are hare burrows - they certainly showed signs of recent excavation and lots of footprints, and....
....what we took to be piles of hare droppings.
It was lovely to see them, and we do hope that all the madness results in lots of new hares in 2019.
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