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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_057A_01CDE9B6.D517AA30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hello: Jan 3, 2013 In general animals will do whatever they consider least dangerous; = stay put, bolt for nearest cover or bolt along best exit path. But = because you (and I expect your dog) walk there every day, I expect the = hare (Rabbit by convention) had seen you many times and considered you = to be harmless. A hare that feels endangered will not hop 15 feet and = then pause. It will take off like a scared Rabbit and zig-zag through = several patches of cover before pausing. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan=20 To: NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2013 12:22 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Woolly Bear and Snowshoe Hare Hi All, A couple of observations from the last few days... On Saturday, December 29th, a relatively mild day, I found an active = "woolly bear" caterpillar, black at both ends, brown in the middle, on a = sheltered woods trail near our house in Freeport. Yesterday, on my daily walk along that same trail with our border = collie, I spotted what I was sure was the hind end of a snowshoe hare = hunkered down under an overturned alder root, about three feet off the = trail. I continued home with the dog, then went back to see if it was = indeed a hare, and if it was okay. It just struck me as strange that a = healthy animal would remain so still with potential predators so close = by. When I got close enough again to look, a large hare emerged from the = shelter and hopped about 15 feet away, then stopped still. It looked = fine, so I left a carrot and came home. Is this usual behaviour for hares? Do they have any scent that would = betray them to a predator passing by that close? Happy New Year to All. Andy and I enjoy reading the postings and = looking at the photographs.=20 Chris No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2805 / Virus Database: 2637/5990 - Release Date: = 12/27/12 ------=_NextPart_000_057A_01CDE9B6.D517AA30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dwindows-1252" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.19393"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hello: = =20 Jan 3,=20 2013</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> In general animals will do = whatever they=20 consider least </FONT><FONT size=3D2>dangerous; stay put, bolt for = nearest cover=20 or bolt along best exit path. But because you (and I expect your = dog) walk=20 there every day, I expect the hare (Rabbit by convention) had seen you = many=20 times and considered you to be harmless. A hare that feels = endangered will=20 not hop 15 feet and then pause. It will take off like a scared Rabbit = and=20 zig-zag through several patches of cover before pausing.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dslickdog1@gmail.com = href=3D"mailto:slickdog1@gmail.com">Andy=20 Moir/Christine Callaghan</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 02, = 2013 12:22=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Woolly Bear = and=20 Snowshoe Hare</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>A couple of observations from the = last few=20 days...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>On Saturday, December 29th, a = relatively mild=20 day, I found an active "woolly bear" caterpillar, black at both ends, = brown in=20 the middle, on a sheltered woods trail near our house in=20 Freeport.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Yesterday, on my daily walk = along that=20 same trail with our border collie, I spotted what I was sure was = the hind=20 end of a snowshoe hare hunkered down under an overturned alder root, = about=20 three feet off the trail. I continued home with the dog, then went = back to see=20 if it was indeed a hare, and if it was okay. It just struck me as = strange that=20 a healthy animal would remain so still with potential predators so = close=20 by. When I got close enough again to look, a large hare emerged = from the=20 shelter and hopped about 15 feet away, then stopped still. It looked = fine, so=20 I left a carrot and came home.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Is this usual behaviour for hares? Do = they have=20 any scent that would betray them to a predator passing by that=20 close?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Happy New Year to All. Andy and I = enjoy reading=20 the postings and looking at the photographs. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Chris</FONT></DIV><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2013.0.2805 / = Virus=20 Database: 2637/5990 - Release Date: = 12/27/12</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_057A_01CDE9B6.D517AA30--
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