European Rabbit
European Rabbit / oryctolagus cuniculus. Northumberland. 15/05/24.
'SENT AWAY WITH A FLEA IN ITS EAR ... ' (1)
This sweet little rabbit with the tip of its tongue sticking out, was feeding on a narrow grassy bank. How long it had been there I don't know, because I was busy photographing a Meadow Pipit. It was only a slight movement in the grass that alerted me to it.
When reviewing my images on a computer screen, I was shocked to see the number of fleas in its ear. There were also some in the other ear, though not as many. The images reminded me of the idiom about sending someone away 'with a flea in their ear' for some minor misdemeanour, hence the caption!
BEST VIEWED LARGE.
European Rabbit
European Rabbit / oryctolagus cuniculus. Northumberland. 15/05/24.
'SENT AWAY WITH A FLEA IN ITS EAR ... ' (1)
This sweet little rabbit with the tip of its tongue sticking out, was feeding on a narrow grassy bank. How long it had been there I don't know, because I was busy photographing a Meadow Pipit. It was only a slight movement in the grass that alerted me to it.
When reviewing my images on a computer screen, I was shocked to see the number of fleas in its ear. There were also some in the other ear, though not as many. The images reminded me of the idiom about sending someone away 'with a flea in their ear' for some minor misdemeanour, hence the caption!
BEST VIEWED LARGE.