"Surprised Hare"

The common hare (Lepus europaeus) does not dig a burrow. It lives in a simple form — a hollow in the vegetation — from which it keeps watch on its surroundings. When it senses danger, it first freezes, relying on its coat to blend with its surroundings, before bolting at full speed.

It is not yet flight. The hare stands in the grass, ears erect, its eye turned towards something beyond the frame. That moment of suspension — between stillness and the gathering impulse — is the hardest to catch and the most true: the body still frozen, but all the energy of departure already there.