Riparian Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service The riparian riparian Definition of riparian habitat or riparian areas. Learn more about riparian brush rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani riparius) is a medium to small cottontail in the Leporidae family. I...

It's #FocalSpeciesFriday🌿 Meet the Brush Rabbit! 🐇 This secretive species relies on dense shrubs for shelter. Wildfires threaten their habitat. Learn more: tinyurl.com/4yunsc79 #WildlifeConservation #BrushRabbit #WildfireImpact #HabitatRestoration #ProtectOurWildlife

A general rule of thumb in photography is to keep the sun behind you.
But in this case, I think the sun being behind this rabbit paid off. That glow is magic and I could not recreate it.
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Brush rabbits are one of my favorite Oregon mammals.
They can be quite elusive.

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Now time for dinner! The #grayfox is an #omnivorous, solitary #hunter. In #California, the gray fox primarily eats #rodents, followed by #jackrabbit, #brushrabbit. #Fruit is an important component of their diet when readily available.