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Old Posted Apr 30, 2009, 4:02 AM
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I live on the edge of the city, they pretty much live in my side yard all winter eating our shrubs and plants. They got so hungry this winter they started eating our pine trees. We've also had coyotes, an owl, a weasal, voles, grouse, mice and gophers trespass on our property.

This morning, I heard some creature making a sound that sounded like what I would imagine a pterodactyl to sound like, but it was dark and I couldn't see where the sound was coming from.
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Old Posted Apr 30, 2009, 4:12 AM
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It probably wasn't a pterodactyl... though I have also seen some strange wild animals out west here.
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maybe it was a Chupacabra you heard?
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Old Posted Apr 30, 2009, 5:02 AM
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I live on the edge of the city, they pretty much live in my side yard all winter eating our shrubs and plants. They got so hungry this winter they started eating our pine trees. We've also had coyotes, an owl, a weasal, voles, grouse, mice and gophers trespass on our property.

This morning, I heard some creature making a sound that sounded like what I would imagine a pterodactyl to sound like, but it was dark and I couldn't see where the sound was coming from.
Hmm, should've left them some food.
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Old Posted May 6, 2009, 6:16 AM
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Massive photo update from yours truly, all taken with my 1D II and 200L. They cover the last month or so. They've just finished shedding their winter coats.

















You can see them all with their titles and descriptions, comments or whatnot right here.
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Old Posted May 14, 2009, 4:24 AM
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Old Posted May 14, 2009, 5:24 AM
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300mm, eh? Very nice. I kind of want a 500L or something, but I don't think dropping five digits on another prime just for hares is the greatest idea.
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Old Posted May 14, 2009, 5:36 AM
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Oh you noticed. I just got it today, and this is my first pic using it. I decided I needed a bigger lens for my trip to Africa in September and I think this will work fine.
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What lens is it though? 70-300?
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As someone mentioned, Bridgeland has a large population of domestic rabbits roaming free. Apparently there is an old timer who was raising them for food in his bakyard and some have escaped. They manage to survive the winter somehow, even though I don't think they are built for this climate the same way those mangy scrawny creatues are.
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I must find these rabbits.
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Old Posted Jun 14, 2009, 4:05 AM
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The hares had a baby, I got some shots a few weeks ago. It's about 25cm in these shots. I managed to get about six feet away with my 1D II and 200L.







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Bridgeland Bunnies

We live on the West side of Edmonton Trail on Meredith Road and, up until last week, had a family of four young domestic-type rabbits haging around on the boulevard in front of our condo. We are now down to two - a brown one and a black one - that arrive like clockwork every evening to munch on our grass.
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I guess hares aren't as civil as rabbits then, they seem to pop in unannounced whenever they please.
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Old Posted Jul 28, 2009, 4:24 AM
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Continued from my brief post in the Construction forum:

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As promised, a picture of the mysterious urban hare that I spotted on 9th Ave. The remaining two pictures will be in the hare thread. It was a very small baby, and it kept running away when I tried to chase it away from going into the street and being flattened by traffic. I kind of want to take a trip up to the University to visit the hares there.
These pictures are far from being good, but I felt they were good for archival purposes. A hare database, if you will.





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The Hares of Coventry Hills

Here is a baby hare that I found trapped in Coventry Hills. It was trapped in the basement window well. Had I not rescued it, it surely would have suffered a terrible fate. I released it again, only to come back a few hours later and see it stuck again. I let it go further in the back yard and I haven't seen it since.







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I knew a guy who had a phobia of rabbits.
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cute little thing

i see rabbits all the time here in central wpg wondering around

as for hares i've seen some prity big ones living at shells tank farm here in wpg
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Here is a baby hare that I found trapped in Coventry Hills. It was trapped in the basement window well. Had I not rescued it, it surely would have suffered a terrible fate. I released it again, only to come back a few hours later and see it stuck again. I let it go further in the back yard and I haven't seen it since.
So cool!! My goal is to touch a hare. Maybe pet one.

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I knew a guy who had a phobia of rabbits.

What a horrible life.
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Old Posted Jun 28, 2010, 6:28 AM
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So how's the hare population at U of C these days? I may be going 'rabbitwatching' (Term coined by a teacher of mine, long story) with a ladyfriend of mine this week, pending on how friendly the hares are.
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