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Hare at the corner of the house beside the rhubarb patch.
The older ones are more cautious and this one took to the air when I surprised him. When startled they can really move with long hops.
What I’ve noticed about Snowshoe Hares:
The snowshoe hare or snowshoe rabbit, is one species of hare found in North America. It’s the only wild species of rabbit I’ve seen on P.E.I. I’m always delighted to see them playing or eating around the yard. It may be different if I had a big garden ~ they like to eat lettuce and tops of beets and some other vegetables. I only plant peppers and tomatoes and they don’t bother them or the rhubarb and chives that come up every year.
This hare has the name "snowshoe" because of the large size of its hind feet. The animal's feet prevent it from sinking into the snow when it hops and walks. There’s fur on the soles of those large feet to protect it from freezing temperatures.
The hare does not hibernate. I’ve seen them around in winter when the fur turns white to help camouflage the hare in the snow. In spring the fur starts changing to brown to blend in with the summer hues.
The Snowshoe Hare like any rabbit tends to have a few litters a year with three to eight babies. I’m hoping they have lots as rabbits have been scarce. They are food for many other animals and even humans will eat them.
One of the hares eating buds off the spruce tree. This wouldn’t hurt the tree.
I’ve seen the hares eating dandelions in the yard and any apples or apple peelings I leave outside. They will come to the back deck to eat the apples. They also feed on plants such as grass, ferns, and leaves. In winter, there are other things for them to eat in the forest such as tree bark, twigs and buds from flowers and plants.
One winter a hare ate a lot of leaves off my euonymus bush. It survived and the leaves grew back.
Here the Hare looks around to see where I am. The younger ones are not as cautious and will almost let me walk up to them.
Walking in the forest I see what may be the hare’s burrow. It looks like there’s an entrance and exit opening.
Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada
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My recent posts of the hares/rabbits:
Mr. Peter Rabbit, and his mysterious demise Here
Boulders And Rabbits Here
