Saw my first March hare's today

In the field next our place, to far for my phone to get a photo so taking the camera down tomorrow fingers crossed

 

I had one grazing on my lawn for most of last summer but I haven't seen him since.

 

Yes its a shame there was a couple here a few years ago I saw them up on there hind legs like boxing but we do get a few poachers now and then, shame really

 

I love to see mad march hares, running in the fields and boxing with each other, a marvellous sight! Hope somebody manages to get a pic.

 

Finger crossed they will be still there every now and then I get lucky with the camera I got this pair of buzzards either mating or fighting, I managed to get close enough while they were distracted then the crows started to harass them I was amazed how brave crows are.

 

Crows will tackle birds of prey particularly at nesting time. They harass the Buzzards and Red Kites here, usually attacking in pairs or more.

 

Yes you right only yesterday I saw two crows going for a buzzard sat ontop of a electric pole. A few months ago most morning there were 4 or 5 buzard on our posts also a bigger eagle type bird sware blind it was a white tail but never had me camera to confirm

 

Great wildlife pics! You were just in the right place at the right time.
I sometimes see a lone rook dive bombing a red kite, the rookery is near my home and they don’t take kindly to kites hovering about.

 

Spot on Oakapple I see quite a bit of wildlife when I in and about the yard, sods law mostly without the camera as it is to lumpy to carry all the time. Like 2 days ago I was getting something out from the bottom paddock and 12 deer's came prancing up along the fence no more than 20 meters away I enjoyed but cussed as no camera, really beautiful scene.

 

Whenever I see buzzards they always seem to be mobbed by gulls.

 

Ah, gulls!you need eyes in the back of your head for those things, especially if holding a bag of chips.
Next to Lake Windermere the other year, I saw a poor child have his ice ream cornet knocked out of his hand by a gull, it didn’t get it, but knocked it onto the floor.The child cried and his Father shoo’d the full away and parent and child headed back to the icecream van.Before you could say Jack Robinson a crow appeared, grabbed the cornet and took it off into a small tree nearby where it sat on a branch and enjoyed it’s free treat.

 

You must live in a lovely rural setting Jordhandeson, it sounds marvellous.

 

Yes we are very lucky.

 

No luck yet with the boxing hares yet but I was working outside today and had my old camera on the machine, unfortunately the noise of the machine kept them at quite a distance, On a positive note they are still in the field albeit in the distance so I will have a boxing pic for you all. These are still at long range shots, this one is in the open



and this one by the headland I had to change angle to got the one on the headland.



The camera I use is an old Nikon D200 with the Nikon 18-200 lens I have had it for years and still learning.

 

Lure them nearer with a KitKat! ( everything likes KitKats)