cottontails – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Young Swamp Rabbit Delight

By Mia McPherson|November 5th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Sebastian County, Swamp Rabbits|Tags: autumn, cottontail, cottontails, fall, flowers, garden, immature, mammals, munching, rabbit, rabbits, suburban, Swamp Rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus, waking up, yard, young|

Yesterday, I was delighted to see and thrilled to photograph a young Swamp Rabbit not long after sunrise, from the deck of my dear friend Steve Creek's garden.

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Cute Young Eastern Cottontail

By Mia McPherson|September 21st, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Cottontails, Sebastian County|Tags: close up, cottontail, cottontails, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, garden, portrait, rabbit, rabbits, summer, Sylvilagus floridanus, urban, yard, young|

Today, I’m sharing a close-up of a young Eastern Cottontail rabbit that I took a couple of days ago while sitting as low to the ground as I could possibly get.

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Roadside Swamp Rabbit At Tishomingo NWR

By Mia McPherson|June 4th, 2024|Categories: Oklahoma, Swamp Rabbits, Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge|Tags: adult, bottomland hardwood forests, bottomlands, cottontail, cottontails, grass, grasses, mammals, rabbit, rabbits, road, roadside, spring, Swamp Rabbit, Sylvilagus aquaticus|

This Swamp Rabbit photo is from my second visit to Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge. I was on a gravel road as far as I could go before turning around when I saw it.

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Young Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

By Mia McPherson|May 8th, 2024|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Cottontails, Sebastian County|Tags: cottontail, cottontails, Eastern Cottontail, Eastern Cottontail Rabbit, garden, grass, immature, mammals, rabbit, rabbits, spring, urban, yard, young|

I simply could not allow any more time to go by without posting an image of this sweet young Eastern Cottontail I photographed in my friend Steve Creek's yard.

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Day At Mount Magazine State Park With Steve Creek

By Mia McPherson|August 26th, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Cottontails, Logan County, Mount Magazine State Park, White-tailed Deer|Tags: adult, Arkansas, bluffs, buck, close up, clouds, cottontail, cottontails, deer, doe, Eastern Cottontail, eating, female, fence, forest, grass, grasses, landscape, leaves, Logan County, male, Mount Magazine, Mount Magazine SP, Mount Magazine State Park, mountains, Mt Magazine, Odocoileus virginianus, rabbit, rabbits, road, roadside, scenic, scenic view, sky, smoke, smoky, spring, Sylvilagus floridanus, trees, valley, view, walkway, White-tailed Deer|

I've been meaning to share these images taken on a June day spent with my dear friend Steve Creek from Mount Magazine State Park in Arkansas for weeks.

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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit At Mount Magazine SP

By Mia McPherson|July 1st, 2023|Categories: Arkansas, Eastern Cottontails, Logan County, Mount Magazine State Park|Tags: adult, cottontail, cottontails, Eastern Cottontail, grass, grasses, mammals, mountains, rabbit, rabbits, summer, Sylvilagus floridanus, wildlife, wildlife photography|

When I photographed this Eastern Cottontail rabbit at Mount Magazine State Park in Logan County, Arkansas I was enchanted by it and the setting.

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Desert Cottontail Portraits

By Mia McPherson|October 3rd, 2020|Categories: Desert Cottontails, Stansbury Mountains, Tooele County, Utah, West Desert|Tags: canyon, close up, cottontail, Cottontail Rabbit, cottontails, desert, Desert Cottontail, mountains, portrait, rabbit, rabbits, sky island mountains, Sylvilagus audubonii, Utah|

Last month when I spotted a Desert Cottontail in the mountains of the West Desert I knew I wanted to take photos of the rabbit especially since it was so close that I could take portraits of it.

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Mountain Cottontail On A Bright January Morning

By Mia McPherson|January 26th, 2019|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Mountain Cottontails, Utah|Tags: cottontail, Cottontail Rabbit, cottontails, hill, Mountain Cottontail, rabbit, rabbitbrush, rabbits, snow, Sylvilagus nuttallii, winter|

I haven't seen rabbits for quite some time on the island so when I spotted this Mountain Cottontail yesterday on a small snow-topped hill I knew I had to get photos of it.

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Wintertime Mountain Cottontail in Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|February 26th, 2018|Categories: Box Elder County, Mountain Cottontails, Utah|Tags: cottontail, cottontails, mammals, Mountain Cottontail, rabbit, rabbits, snow, Sylvilagus nuttallii, wildlife, winter|

My best photos of the day were of a Mountain Cottontail in the snow and that isn't saying much because of the annoying grass stem that intersects the rabbit's ears.

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Mountain Cottontail on Antelope Island State Park

By Mia McPherson|February 4th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Mountain Cottontails, Utah|Tags: bark, cottontail, cottontails, eating, Mountain Cottontail, rabbit, rabbits, resting, snow, Sylvilagus nuttallii, wildlife photography, winter|

I had to share at least one image of this Mountain Cottontail on Antelope Island State Park that showed its little, fluffy white tail, after all that is where they get part of their name.

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Resting Mountain Cottontail on a snow drift

By Mia McPherson|January 6th, 2016|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Mountain Cottontails, Utah|Tags: cottontail, cottontails, Mountain Cottontail, rabbit, rabbits, resting, snow, snow drift, Sylvilagus nuttallii, winter|

Just a simple image today of a resting Mountain Cottontail on a snow drift taken on Antelope Island State Park near the park headquarters.

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Desert Cottontail nibbling on dew laden grass

By Mia McPherson|May 14th, 2015|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Desert Cottontails, Utah, Wildlife|Tags: cottontails, Desert Cottontail, eating, grass, nibbling, rabbits, Sylvilagus audubonii, wildlife photography|

After a few rainy days last week I was able to go to Antelope Island State Park and photograph this Desert Cottontail nibbling on dew laden grasses.

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Desert Cottontail Rabbit

By Mia McPherson|July 9th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Desert Cottontails, Utah|Tags: adult, cottontail, Cottontail Rabbit, cottontails, Desert Cottontail, desert island, hay, rabbit, rabbits, summer, Sylvilagus nuttallii|

I photographed this little Cottontail Rabbit yesterday on Antelope Island State Park. Black-tailed Jackrabbits are far more common on the island so I was tickled to see this Cottontail near the haybarn.

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