I was down in Panama City Beach, Florida for the past couple of days on a work assignment and ran into a few of the furry locals. This little guy is commonly called a swamp rabbit — a subspecies of the cottontail that prefers things a bit more on the wet side. You can tell a swamp rabbit from an eastern cottontail because the swampers are bigger, usually darker, and they have a cinnamon ring around the eye, as opposed to white. As for the tongue, well, I guess he wasn’t pleased with the particular flavor of grass he was eating. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 400mm) ISO 800, f/4 at 1/1000th of a second
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I was down in Panama City Beach, Florida for the past couple of days on a work assignment and ran into a few of the furry locals. This little guy is commonly called a swamp rabbit — a subspecies of the cottontail that prefers things a bit more on the wet side. You can tell a swamp rabbit from an eastern cottontail because the swampers are bigger, usually darker, and they have a cinnamon ring around the eye, as opposed to white. As for the tongue, well, I guess he wasn’t pleased with the particular flavor of grass he was eating.
No bounding here a dark —- And burly bun would find a bog —- More suited to his taste.
Now I know why they look so different in Florida a favorite meal of our Bobcats in Riverwood along with many other predators
Love this. It just makes you laugh. Great timing, Sean.
Totally sweet!
For a minute I thought you said “…the west side.” I was like “Yeeeaahhhh!”
Smile!!!
great pic. looks like this poor creasurt is need of water ect.
He looks like he is perfectly still, yet on ‘red alert’ should there be a predator around (or a meal). Perfectly times Sean. I love it!
I meant of course perfectly timed!