The Snow Shoe Hare
The Snow Shoe Hare Snowshoe hares have an interesting adaptation that helps protect them against predators. Depending on the season, their fur can be a different color. During the winter, snowshoe hares are white, which helps them blend in with the snow. When the seasons change to spring and summer, snowshoe hares turn a reddish-brown. This color helps them camouflage with dirt and rocks.
Not every part of the snowshoe hare changes color throughout the year. An important identification trick is to look at a snowshoe hare’s ears. The tips of the ears are always black no matter the season.
The hind legs of a snowshoe hare are noticeably larger, and have more fur and larger toes than those of other rabbits or hares. These adaptations provide additional surface area and support for walking on snow. The hind legs are what give the hare its common name.
I never did get a photo of this rabbit last winter when it was all white. I saw it a few times, but only when it moved, they have excellent camouflage. I took this photo below early this spring when its feet are still white as it makes the change over to brown.
Now this one is a cotton tail Rabbit below, there is a difference between a hare and a rabbit. Mostly the hare is quite a bit larger and not as tame. Hence so much harder to get a photo of.
Snow Shoe Hare Cotton Tail Rabbit
The Snow Shoe Hare
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Wow. I never knew any of that!! Super cute photos!!
Thank you Mya. 😊
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How very inconvenient if the snows clear up early and you’re left shining like a beacon…!
PS That hare at the very top and bottom is winking. Is there something he knows that we don’t…?
🙂 yes, I hope he is winking that it is going to be a hard winter this year. 🙂
I enjoyed seeing both of these rabbits – I only see the cottontail rabbit around here and will be soon featuring on in a Wordless Wednesday post. I was quite close to it and it was oblivious to me which was nice as I could gt some nice shots of it.
Yes, the cottontails are a little more friendly, it is so hard to get close to these big rabbits.
They do spook easily, especially in the early morning, when they nibble grass and don’t expect you to come along.
Dr. Sandra Zoologist. A woman of many hats Love the shots
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Thank you very much Mr.Ohh, many hats indeed. 😊
And I’m sure you look lovely in them
Great shots of the hare and rabbit.
Thank you 😊
Beautiful photos Sandra, I also just saw your YouTube page – wow! Absolutely incredible, shots I could only dream of getting – it’s also great to meet a fellow Nikon lover!
it is a beautiful form of chameleonism and opportunism. Yours are beautiful images
Thank you very much 😊
I can’t believe it! He’s winking at you! 😀
Yes, he was just sitting there, I think he had something in his eye, he was blinking that one a few times and I snapped it at the right moment. 🙂
He looks like he is winking at the camera. LOL. Great shots.
Yes, I caught it just right, I love this photo. 🙂
Great photos.
Thanks Sandra. Have a beautiful day.
You also Francine, 🙂 thank you
Beautiful photos!
Such a wonderful snow animals 👌🌷🙏 gorgeous nature also 😊👍🏻♥️☘️
Glad to see such beautiful and informative images and text. Well done!!
Thank you very much 😊
The wild hare that used to hang out in my dad’s back yard must have been a snow shoe hare.
Because he was white in the winter and rusty red brown in the summer.
Yes, we have those here, I may get a photo of one someday in the winter. They are so pretty all white .
Interesting piece of information and such BREATHTAKING shots! I wonder how all these seasonal colour changes happen…
I wonder that as well, amazing how we are created. How animals are made to blend in so as they survive. 🙂