Unusual pair of hares

johngalway

While out rabbit shooting this afternoon we came across this pair. The rifle is unloaded at all times. Unfortunately I had left my regular camera at home, so had to use the mobile phone camera behind the rifle scope, far from ideal.

Cass

Artic hares in Conamara. Now thats cold.

Vegeta

I think some of the hares here still retain the ability to change colour for the extreme weather. That could be complete bs but it's in my head for some reason.

Great pictures JG

EPointer=Birdss

Are the the ones that turn white in the winter or just a bit of albino?

Nout wrong with the photos - quite good actually!

No6

We were out lamping last saturday night and saw loads and loads of hares around 20 to 30 over the whole night. about 50% of them were very white like in john's photos.

greylag

i was out shooting yesterday evening and i saw a hare which was 3/4/white. was only 10 yards from him.

Justashotgun

Great photos, thanks. Havnt seen many hares out and about where I go hunting.

johngalway

We've lots of hares, but I've never seen any like these before. Neither has my mate who's been shooting for 18 years or so.

Antoennis

Ya have seen a good few of them around these parts as well. Didn't know they could change colours.

Anthony
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Double Barrel

Pretty good photo for a phone through a scope John. :cool:

White winter (white rocks) and the genes kicked in the change, Lepus timidus hibernicus as far as I know do not turn all white (at least I have not seen all white LTH's), but have some mix of white, grey,black and blue.

garv123

someone should warn the guy in the 4th pic there's 2 giant hare stalking him:rolleyes:

Eddie B

johngalway wrote: »

We've lots of hares, but I've never seen any like these before. Neither has my mate who's been shooting for 18 years or so.

I've never seen this before either! but i do remember reading somewhere that the Irish hare has the ability to change it's colour during harsh weather!
Well done with the photo's!!;)

mallards

Sometimes the hares turn pure white up here John after a long period of snow and frost. The local legends talk of the Creggan White Hare near me. I have only seen one in my lifetime that was totally white but I see hares like yours most days I'm out. Nice pics by the way.

Mallards

mr lee

i saw one d other day in a group with 2-3 brown hares,first time ive ever seen one,few years back i seen a golden coloured rabbit in a large group of wild rabbits.

Birdnuts

Very nice pics JG:) - the Irish Hare is a sub-species of the Arctic Hare and can indeed exibit charactieristics of its near relative at this time of year. I have seen hares like this in this part of the country over the years too, usually associated with hard winters

bazza888

i was on the curragh friday morning in the frost there was two hares that looked exactly same colours as them john