Snowshoe hare tracks in snow at Missisquoi Refuge

The pads of a snowshoe hares feet leave clear impressions in the snow. Two small pads are close together at the top. Two larger pads are wide apart in the middle. Two smaller pads are together at the back.

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Snowshoe hare tracks in snow at Missisquoi Refuge

Snowshoe hare tracks in the snow at Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge in Vermont

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Photo By/Credit

Ken Sturm/USFWS

Ecosystem

Wetland

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Photography

Birding

Species

Ampharete finmarchica

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Public Domain

Subject tags

Animal tracks

Mammals

Wildlife

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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