kent Posted June 13, 2014 Report Share Posted June 13, 2014 The other day myself and my youngest were out and sighted what I first thought was an escaped domestic breed of rabbit (larger, longer ears and a coat the colour of a chocolate Lab). Got only ten to twelve yards away before it stood up as my suspicions to exactly what it was were even at that stage a little raised when it stood up and did that "legs too long for me" typical lollopy walk of a hare! A hare? surely not? But it was, perfect in all things head shape the works, all bar it was wearing the wrong pigmentation I saw no paler belly but I did see what appeared to be a pretty normal colour scut . Now I have seen white crows and a few black things (mainly Mallard, pheasant and rabbits in the latter case) and all variety of fallow deer but never have I seen a truly "brown" Brown Hare. Has anyone else seen one? How about any other non std colour variants of our wildlife? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty* Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Was out shooting pigeons on chickweed yesterday and when walking the birds off there was a pure white woodie, not feral deffently woodie. Never shot one and have only ever seen 1 other, it did return with around 5 other woodies during the day but hung rite out at the back of the gang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 I shot this leucistic woodpigeon last June over spring rape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty* Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Did u get it stuffed jdog or just give to game dealers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Did u get it stuffed jdog or just give to game dealers? It was a very poor specimen so no I didn't take it to the taxidermist. Perhaps I should because in addition to it's discolouration it had a third leg (if not a leg then certainly some other appendage) growing out of it's breast. Sadly the photos I took of this feature are not very clear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdsallpl Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 addition to it's discolouration it had a third leg (if not a leg then certainly some other appendage) JDog. You sure it wasn't Ralph Harris in disguise. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 It could have been the afforementioned. There were certainly some young birds around at that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted June 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 It was a very poor specimen so no I didn't take it to the taxidermist. Perhaps I should because in addition to it's discolouration it had a third leg (if not a leg then certainly some other appendage) growing out of it's breast. Sadly the photos I took of this feature are not very clear And they say GM is safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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