Siblings

 

 

A couple of young Brush Rabbits (Sylvilagus bachmani) resting at the end of the day today (1 June 2025).  (There was a bit of a breeze ruffling the fur of the rabbit in the foreground.)

 

Morning light

  

Morning light and Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus), 30 April 2024

A fluffle?

 

 

We've been seeing a *lot* of Brush Rabbits (Sylvilagus bachmani) recently, and have been wondering if the timing of this winter's rain contributed to their high numbers this year.  Have you been seeing Brush Rabbits, too?

 

P.S.  I read that a group of rabbits is sometimes called a "fluffle."  I'm not sure how often that word is used, but I was intrigued enough to include it.

Jack is back?

 

It's been a while since Black-tailed Jackrabbits (Lepus californicus) have been sighted more frequently in the Bodega Head area.  One guess was that Bobcats and Coyotes might have reduced their local population.  However, I've heard about several observations of jackrabbits this summer, and I finally caught up with one when I had a camera nearby.  Photographed on Bodega Head on 19 July 2020.

Watchful

 

Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), Walpole, MA,  28 August 2016

 

Checking in

 

Adult Brush Rabbit (Sylvilagus bachmani) with young (on left), 24 August 2014