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Snowshoe Hare

Lepus americanus

Description:

Fur turns white during the winter and rusty brown during the summer. Has large hind feet.

Habitat:

An open area of mixed woods.

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5 Comments

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 5 years ago

cute

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 5 years ago

I think that intermediate coat is the nicest on them :-) And they still blend in well.

Tukup
Tukup 5 years ago

A fitting counterpart for your picture with the beautiful winter stage https://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/74... We never saw these guys in NW Iowa and certainly not down here in the jungle :-) Thanks Greg.

Greg Shchepanek
Greg Shchepanek 5 years ago

Thank you very much Neil.

Neil Ross
Neil Ross 5 years ago

Beautiful spotting, Greg.

Greg Shchepanek
Spotted by
Greg Shchepanek

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Spotted on Apr 21, 2019
Submitted on Apr 22, 2019

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