Always have your camera in the car (and food)

We were driving back from shopping when I spotted a hare in a field. Luckily I had my camera on me so my Mum pulled the car over into a layby and we walked into the field.

I sat down next to the hedge, in the sunshine, out of the wind, while my mum went and made lunch from the food we had just bought.

The hare didn't seem to notice me at all, it was hopping around and nibbling on the plants.

The hare would quite often stop to scent mark a big lump of mud with his chin, like in the photo below.