Mountain Hare - Lepus timidus
Canon 300mm f8 for 1/500th @ iso400
Although the sun shone the wind howled through the valley and I remember the ground was absolutely soaking the lichen and moss ground holding the water like a giant sponge. The water in the air was not rain but the spray from the river as the wind whipped the water up.
There was not a soul in the valley which was pretty how much it was a few years back, no organised photo tours had yet been formed which have now produced groups of up to ten photographers in a semi-circle around a hare.
The hare sat sheltering in front of the slight undulation on the ground. Despite the wind break the fur on the hare was being blown forward.
After a short while David came into sight making his way along the path by the river and when he got up to where I was we moved on buffeted and blown by the strong winds.
Although the sun shone the wind howled through the valley and I remember the ground was absolutely soaking the lichen and moss ground holding the water like a giant sponge. The water in the air was not rain but the spray from the river as the wind whipped the water up.
There was not a soul in the valley which was pretty how much it was a few years back, no organised photo tours had yet been formed which have now produced groups of up to ten photographers in a semi-circle around a hare.
The hare sat sheltering in front of the slight undulation on the ground. Despite the wind break the fur on the hare was being blown forward.
After a short while David came into sight making his way along the path by the river and when he got up to where I was we moved on buffeted and blown by the strong winds.