The rhythm of the beet
13th July 2019
The first two weeks of July are my favourite weeks of the year to spend quality time with my local hares.
The mornings start early but usually the light is good. With cereal crops being so high and more difficult to run through the hares have been making their morning short cuts through the more accessible rows of sugar beet.
The big, fleshy leaves often get in the way of a clear shot but do provide a lovely bright green background and foil for some sneaky peaks by the hares for the camera. Occasionally, I get an early warning that hare is on it's way by seeing the tip of an ear or movement of the crop. Often I think they come out on a sugar high, dancing or moving to a rhythm most likely having nibbled on the crop.
The mornings start early but usually the light is good. With cereal crops being so high and more difficult to run through the hares have been making their morning short cuts through the more accessible rows of sugar beet.
The big, fleshy leaves often get in the way of a clear shot but do provide a lovely bright green background and foil for some sneaky peaks by the hares for the camera. Occasionally, I get an early warning that hare is on it's way by seeing the tip of an ear or movement of the crop. Often I think they come out on a sugar high, dancing or moving to a rhythm most likely having nibbled on the crop.