vampire Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Just sitting in my living room watching the hares boxing in the field,five of them running around in circles and play boxing,lovelly to watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 last year while decoying pigeons,two hares boxed through the shell deeks for ages,just watched them,rubbish decoying day as usual but hares made it worthwhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixhills 69 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 Love watching them and they don't hold back you can hear them quite easy as well no prancing around like some boxers, is it a display for the female hares or what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted March 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 I think they box to compete for mating rights ,if i can i will get a pic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proTOM1 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 On 02/03/2011 at 17:56, sixhills 69 said: Love watching them and they don't hold back you can hear them quite easy as well no prancing around like some boxers, is it a display for the female hares or what Its a female hare telling the male to back off , been watching a few do it today but have also so seen 9 leverets in the past week so there well in to breeding already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retromlc Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 the two I watched ,one seemed to be pushing the other away by "digging2 under it,i thought it was for teratory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 On 02/03/2011 at 18:47, vampire said: I think they box to compete for mating rights ,if i can i will get a pic Yes very much please! Should be a photographic challenge! Cheers Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 On 02/03/2011 at 22:59, retromlc said: the two I watched ,one seemed to be pushing the other away by "digging2 under it,i thought it was for teratory This time of year it's all about sex, sex, sex! Not territory so much - even the garden birds are at it .. ATB Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POPPY-72 Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 lovely to see the hares boxing, sure sign of spring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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