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European brown hare, Lepus europaeus, single hare on field, Warwickshire, May 2017. Olympus Em1 MK2. 1600 iso/ 1/250th at f6.3. 300mm f4 lens.

I have been lying down from 18:00 hours to 20:00 hours in my favourite hare field. The field has little vegetation growing as it was recently harrowed and has a nice ridge in the middle of it that the hares often run along. When you lie flat on the ground they take no notice of you and come very close. It is just very uncomfortable and two hours is my limit unless I am in a hide and can turn onto my back from time to time.

Avocet

Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta, Single bird in water, Bulgaria, April 2017

Canon EOS 1DX, 800mm lens 1/3200th at f13. 800 iso

No need for a hide in the Burgas wetlands of Bulgaria. The Avocets are tame enough to just lie down at the waters edge and they come close enough along with other waders.

Green woodpecker

Green Woodpecker, Picus viridis, single male bird on grass, Worcestershire, April 2017. Canon 1dx. 800mm. 1/1000th at f8. 1600 iso. From a hide.

I have never had much success with Green woodpeckers on the ground. I have done them on the nest, but rarely feeding on the grass. Last spring I got lucky and did them well for the first time and again this spring. I was actually waiting for a buzzard to come in when this bird landed.