[NatureNS] Woolly Bear and Snowshoe Hare

From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
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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
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<DIV><FONT size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 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&nbsp;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&nbsp;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>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
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  Moir/Christine Callaghan</A> </DIV>
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 02, =
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Woolly Bear =
and=20
  Snowshoe Hare</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi All,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Yesterday, on&nbsp;my daily walk =
along&nbsp;that=20
  same&nbsp;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.&nbsp;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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</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: =
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