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In this case, unless you have a good 
stock of patience, perhaps we had better 
move on; though I once waited four 
hours to see a rabbit come out which I 
had ‘seen enter a hole. (If theresareua 
lot of young rabbits it is easier, for they 
will come out much more readily, and if 
you only stand still they will not take 
much notice of you. I have had rabbits 
feeding about quite close to me without 
any attempt at concealment, merely by 
standing still and motionless in the open. 
It is the movement which alarms wild 
animals more than the sight of a human 
figure. Squirrels are shy enough, but I 
have had one sit on a fence within reach 
of my hand, while at the same time 
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