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  1. I love hares, but rarely see any down here in Cornwall. Are these on your lawn?

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    1. No, this is actually the same hare. I saw him/her earlier this afternoon, in a huge field about quarter of a mile away. It started to run towards me, stopped for a bit, and then turned round and loped off back across the field! Seeing a hare is always a thrill and takes my breath away! Fabulous creatures, and a privilege to have them so close by! A

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  2. What brilliant photos of that hare. So majestic. x

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  3. When I lived in Leicestershire, I used to take my grandson to school each morning, using some of the many footpaths through the fields. We would see hares most mornings, standing upright in pairs, looking for all the world as though they were gossiping or putting the world to rights. Even when I had my dog with me, the hares weren't phased in the least, which totally un-nerved my dog!

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    1. That sounds like an idyllic walk to school! Lucky chap, and lucky you to see those fabulous creatures so often. They bewitch me! A

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