A white-tailed jackrabbit (which is a hare rather than a rabbit) sits in a suburban backyard, keeping a wary eye on the photographer. He or she is mostly still white with their winter coat, even though there is no snow to be seen in this picture. Parts of the face are brown, and the front/chest area has some mottled brown mixed in with the white. The ears retain their dark markings year-round.
A second white-tailed jackrabbit (which is a hare rather than a rabbit) sits in a suburban backyard, up on a raised flowerbed known as "the ark" because of its size. It is looking to left of frame, keeping a wary eye on the photographer. This one is also mostly still white, with perhaps more brown on the face and less on the chest than the first one.
Another shot of the second jackrabbit.
Two of our local white-tailed #jackrabbits (again, a species of hare, not a true rabbit) in my backyard today. We had a bunch of snow Tuesday, but that's mostly melted, leaving just the remainders from winter in the shady spots and where there were big piles or […]
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