Brown Hare Portrait II

Brown Hare Portrait. A Brown hare stands alert in a fresh green field. Peak District National Park. 

Brown Hare Portrait – About the Brown Hare:

The Brown Hare is the UK’s fastest land mammal, able to reach speeds of up to 45 mph. Hares are not actually native to Britain but were in fact introduced by the Romans. Unlike their cousin the rabbit, hares do not use burrows, instead making a shallow depression in the ground known as a form. Widespread in mainland Britain, hares are mainly found on open farmland and rough grazing pastures on low ground, replaced by the native mountain hare in upland areas of Scotland and central England.

You can find more information on the brown hare here.