Hare or Rabbit

[Chumley]

Hopefully this will be more clear cut than the Otter/Mink debate!

I saw this in a field at the weekend and immediately thought Hare due to it's size, but when I got home and looked at photos of Hares, I wasn't so sure. It doesn't seem to have the right colouring or the elongated face. What's the verdict?

[Oy]

Looks like a Hare to me.

[smartie]

Looks like a hare to me too.

[Gill Catton]

black tips to the ears = hare

[Chumley]

Thanks for the confirmation.

I would have got a better photo, but I had to get out of the car and as soon as I opened the door it "hopped it".

[paulthomas]

Hare.

[C C]

Originally Posted by Chumley

Hopefully this will be more clear cut than the Otter/Mink debate!

I saw this in a field at the weekend and immediately thought Hare due to it's size, but when I got home and looked at photos of Hares, I wasn't so sure. It doesn't seem to have the right colouring or the elongated face. What's the verdict?

See what you mean about the head, deffinetely hare though, but it seams to have qualitys from both Brown and the Blue.

[Crested Newt]

I think it is a Brown Hare

[Chumley]

Thanks to all for the further comments
Chumley

[henrya]

Originally Posted by C C

See what you mean about the head, deffinetely hare though, but it seams to have qualitys from both Brown and the Blue.

I can see what you mean, but the top of the tail is black, so of the two, it must be Brown Hare.

henrya