Monday, April 26, 2010

Wild Bunnies

Greetings from the Sonoran Desert in the Southwestern US!  Here is a mosaic of three different bunnies seen in the natural desert this spring.

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First row: Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii

Second row: Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus

Third row: White-tailed Jackrabbit  Lepus townsendii

 

Desert Cottontail in a field of tiny wildflowers:

Bristly Nama or Sandbells

Nama hispidum

 

 

 

 

White-tailed Jackrabbit

 

 

 

 

 

See more Mosaic Monday posts at Little Red House hosted by Mary.

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45 comments:

  1. tom sullivanApril 26, 2010 at 11:55 AM

    Thanks for the info that accompanies your photos! I don't think I've seen a White-Tailed Jackrabbit; is it smaller than the Black-tailed one?

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  2. MarcieApril 26, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    I love these photographs, but have no idea how you captured them! I scare our little Eastern Cottontails up from the hedgerows all the time, but am never quick enough to catach a photograph.

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  3. Annie JeffriesApril 26, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    Spring has sprung. No pun intended - - - Really. LOL

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  4. WendyApril 26, 2010 at 12:28 PM

    I like the light shining through their big upright ears. Great photos!

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  5. clairzApril 26, 2010 at 12:31 PM

    Oh, my, beautiful photo mosaics. Love the bunnies and the info.

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  6. TracyApril 26, 2010 at 12:41 PM

    I love that we can still see bunnies around here. We used to have a few of them in the green belt by my house until they cut away all the brush they used for hiding. :-(

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  7. Bobbi AnnApril 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Great mosaic and pictures! I hope that you have a good day!
    hugs...
    Bobbi

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  8. UnknownApril 26, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    ΒεαBeautiful desert creatures. Great photographs.
    Thanks for your information.
    Costas

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  9. GaelynApril 26, 2010 at 1:41 PM

    Great collection of bunny shots and like the mosaic. I didn't realize there are two different jackrabbits. It certainly looks like spring is blooming.

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  10. Joanne OlivieriApril 26, 2010 at 1:42 PM

    Those cottontails are adorable. They are also very quick. How did you capture these? It's amazing.

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  11. DoanLegacyApril 26, 2010 at 2:36 PM

    I am amazed that you can tell the different types of rabbits. Their ears seem taller than normal one, right?

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  12. JenApril 26, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    WOW look at those ears!

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  13. rainfield61April 26, 2010 at 4:06 PM

    I have never seem any rabbit over here, I see monkeys instead.

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  14. betchaiApril 26, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    wow, you have amazing photos of bunnies Dianne, and to think that you can identify them also is really amazing for me. love the lighting in your pics.

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  15. •°°• IcyBC •°°•April 26, 2010 at 6:22 PM

    Those are fantastic capture of the bunnies..and you know all their names..Amazing!

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  16. PondsideApril 26, 2010 at 7:43 PM

    You must have been very quick with the shutter to get those shots. They're great!

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  17. Martha ZApril 26, 2010 at 8:09 PM

    They're cute but they better stay out of my garden.

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  18. LoreeApril 26, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    So cute. I just love those big ears.

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  19. AnyaApril 27, 2010 at 2:46 AM

    So So so...... many bunnies !!!
    When I want to made a shot they run away :((((
    :)
    :)

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  20. Diane AZApril 27, 2010 at 5:37 AM

    Tom, yes the white-tailed jackrabbit is smaller than the black-tailed one. The white-tails I've seen are closer in size to cottontails.

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  21. Self SagacityApril 27, 2010 at 6:32 AM

    Wow. So that's what real rabbits look like. The only ones I have seen are the ones from the pet store and the stuff animals. They look a lot different from the ones in your pictures.

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  22. Kat_RNApril 27, 2010 at 6:44 AM

    Nice Bunnies. Great photos.
    Nice to meet you.
    Kat

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  23. Unseen India ToursApril 27, 2010 at 7:48 AM

    These are so beautiful,lovely and fantastic !! I loved all the photos !!Also please visit my New Blog About Paranormal Studies of India.Click on the Link to view it Unseen Rajasthan Paranormal

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  24. SAPhotographs (Joan)April 27, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    WOW, that second one sure does have long ears Diane. What cute little creatures. :)

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  25. ClytieApril 27, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    What a beautiful post! I love the pictures, and appreciate the information!

    That last picture made me laugh. It should be titled "The End"!

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  26. Betsy Banks AdamsApril 27, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    Hi Diane, I'm catching up on your blog... Love the reflection one--with those 3 birdies... CUTE!!!

    Also enjoyed seeing the runners and those birds... I'm sure the birds were watching all of those people running... ha

    AND--you all have bunnies like we have squirrels and chipmunks... Great mosaic.

    Hugs,
    Betsy

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  27. Johnny NutcaseApril 27, 2010 at 11:06 AM

    aww! such a great post and such great pictures. Love the rabbit friends, super cute! And their little shadows are adorable :)

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  28. NeusApril 27, 2010 at 11:17 AM

    I love these pics Diane! It's so difficult to shoot these animals, which are so nervous! And thank's for the Info! @+-

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  29. MesotheliomaApril 27, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    Great photos. Nice to see the different kinds of rabbits in the dessert.

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  30. ProsperoApril 27, 2010 at 11:57 AM

    Go bunnies, go!

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  31. Torsdag 1952April 27, 2010 at 3:35 PM

    Hallo,

    I'm back home from California, Arizona, Utha and Nevada.
    Next time I'll spend some more days in the Arizona deserts.

    Hartmut

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  32. blog with no nameApril 27, 2010 at 4:07 PM

    Diane, the bunny shots are fantastic! No wonder Elmer Fudd couldn't ever catch Bugs... There are so many diferent kinds...

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  33. BarbApril 27, 2010 at 4:54 PM

    Diane, The only rabbit you do not have is Lucinda - she is my resident Rabbit. However, she was very interested in the different cousins you have there in the desert.

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  34. ThérèseApril 27, 2010 at 6:40 PM

    The last one is really my favorite!

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  35. ThérèseApril 27, 2010 at 6:42 PM

    In fact jackrabbits are hares!

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  36. RajeshApril 27, 2010 at 7:51 PM

    Beautiful shots. They are very cute.

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  37. StephanieApril 27, 2010 at 10:30 PM

    Love to see bunnies... especially their big ears... they look cute he he... Thanks for the pics... I am sure you have had a good time snapping the photos. Enjoy your day!

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  38. Unseen RajasthanApril 27, 2010 at 11:35 PM

    Simply beautiful and great !! I loved them all !!Very nice !!

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  39. Jeannette StGApril 28, 2010 at 11:23 AM

    Like the long-eared bunny the most!

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  40. Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪April 28, 2010 at 11:02 PM

    Are rabbits any problems where you are?

    We have problems here with them competing with sheep.

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  41. SquirrelQueenApril 29, 2010 at 3:57 PM

    Wonderful captures Diane, I love those ears. The nearest thing I have seen to a jackrabbit is a snowshoe hare. Great photos.

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  42. EzhilanMay 1, 2010 at 2:27 AM

    It's wonderful to look at different types of Wild Bunnies with their names! I like the Desert Cottontail in the field of flowers.

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  43. LuziaMay 2, 2010 at 1:43 PM

    These bunnies are so lovely! Greetings from Luzia.

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  44. AyieMay 3, 2010 at 2:59 PM

    their ears are extremely large =P

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  45. KevinMay 7, 2010 at 7:36 AM

    Wonderful photographs! I have always loved the rabbits in the south but they can't be good for your garden?

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