I don’t see rabbits very often at Huntley Meadows Park, so I was thrilled to see this Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) on Monday in one of the meadows in a remote area of the park. I suspect that the rabbits are more active at dawn and dusk, when I am not there, though one of my friends offered a more straightforward explanation—the raptors are efficient hunters.
Rabbits have become a part of my daily life since I recently adopted a friend’s rabbit. She moved into an apartment in the city and could not bring PR (Prime Rib) with her, so he now lives with me. I don’t know the full story of his name, but do recall that her former rabbit was called Porkchop.
PR spends most of his time in his cage, but for an hour or so each evening I let him run around the living room. Sometimes he runs and jumps at such high speeds that I wonder if there is caffeine in his food. I took this shot of him relaxing after one of his evening exercise sessions. I think the photo makes for an interesting comparison with the rabbit in the wild (and I also think he’s cute, though I may be biased).
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I like those big eyes on both of them.
As is usually the case, I tried to be sure the eyes are in focus. It’s interesting that one of them was shot at close to 600mm at a distance and the around 40mm from close range.
I have rabbits and hares running around the farm at night…rare, not here!
It’s a little different in the suburbs. 🙂 Actually, I see more little rabbits in my front yard that I do at the marshland park where I do a lot of my wildlife shooting.
Definitely night creatures
Prime Rib is adorable. I had pet rabbits as a kid and found them to be delightful. We have loads of rabbits visiting our garden at present so I tell my kids they have wild pets.
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PR seems to have benefited from a more plentiful diet than the wild rabbit. Hmmm, you better not be fattening him up for eating! 😉