I don’t feature rabbits very often on this blog because I don’t see them very often. Actually that is not entirely accurate—I have a rabbit named Prime Rib who appears from time to time, but I don’t count him, because he does not live in wild and instead lives in a cage in my living room.
At Huntley Meadows Park, where I do a lot of my wildlife photography, I rarely see rabbits. Perhaps the marshy and wooded habitat is less than ideal for the rabbits or perhaps the hawks are brutally efficient at keeping their numbers low. During some recent visits to Occoquan Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which has more open grassy areas, I’ve spotted numerous rabbits and decided to feature a couple of them today.
In a recent posting, I expressed my concern about possibly oversaturating my readers with dragonfly photos. In an exchange of comments, a faithful reader, Dan Antion, shared similar concerns about his photos of rabbits and squirrels and I warned him that I was going venture into his niche and post some rabbit photos. Dan is one of my favorite bloggers and I encourage everyone to check out his blog No Facilities for his humorous and insightful looks at the joys and frustrations of everyday life as well as some great photos, including images of the aforementioned squirrels and rabbits and his faithful dog Maddie.
This one is for you, Dan.
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Aw, thanks for the kind plug, Mike. Those are great photos, and that guy looks like he’s been avoiding the Hawks for a while. I hope Prime Rib doesn’t get jealous.
And, for the record, I’ve been coming here every day since I found this place, and with the exception on snake-eats-catfish day, never disappointed. Actually, those were great photos but I was hoping that catfish was packing a derringer.
The rabbits seem to be avoiding the hawks, but not the ticks. There was one poor bunny with a half dozen or more that I could see.
They do seem to be tick magnets. We can see them on ours as well.