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Ready or Not, Here I Come


Ready or Not, Here I Come
Photo Information
Copyright: Jane Magen (jaycee) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1911 W: 8 N: 4976] (16095)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-11
Categories: Desert
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS, 1.5 Teleconverter
Exposure: f/4, 1/500 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-08-18 8:20
Viewed: 493
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 64
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Three little Cottontails seemed to be playing Hide and Seek. This one covered his eyes as the other two ran under bushes.

Desert Cottontails

Cottontails are named after their tail, which is shaped like a cottony ball. The desert portion of their common name arises from their distribution across the arid lands of the American Southwest and Plains states.

Desert cottontails occur in a wide variety of habitats, including dry desertlike grasslands and shrublands, riparian areas and pinyon-juniper forests. They may occur in the same areas as black-tailed jackrabbits.

The adult desert cottontail is light colored, tan to gray, with a yellowish tinge. The underside of the body is whitish. It often has an orange-brown throat patch. The tail is rounded and looks like a cottonball, but is darker above, white below. The length of a desert cottontail is thirteen to seventeen inches; ears average three to four inches long; and the average weight is two to three pounds. Females are larger than the males.

Hind feet are large and average three inches long. When the rabbit takes short hops, its tracks look like the number "7," with the two hind feet planted first, then the two front feet set behind.

The desert cottontail is born in a nest lined with grass and with fur which the mother pulls from her belly. The nest is located in a depression, abandoned badger or prairie dog burrow, or beneath a shrub.

A female may bear young year round (California) or up to eight months of the year. She may bear twenty to thirty young in four to five litters. A normal litter has two to six young, which are born blind, furless and unable to care for themselves (altrical). The mother returns to the den site to feed her young. The young are weaned at two weeks old, and they leave the nest area three weeks after birth.

When alarmed, a cottontail can run up to twenty miles per hour in a zigzag pattern to escape predators. Often, the cottontail runs to a protective location like a burrow or thicket. If cornered by a small predator, like a weasel, a cottontail may "bowl over" the predator and give it a kick with its powerful hind legs as well. A cottontail may also freeze when danger lurks, and scrunch down to blend into its surroundings.

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Hello Neighbor. This is one cheeky pose. Very well captured under well exposed lighting. Superb framing with fine looking note. Thanks for sharing, Jane. Well done! Jusni

Hi Jane
This is really cool shot of this funny guy playing with his friends :)
It makes me smile :)
TFS
Ralf

Hi Jane,

Well seen pose with a story. Good composition lighting and DoF. Good note as well.

TFS

Robin

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  • uleko Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2585 W: 170 N: 7879] (24911)
  • [2008-08-18 10:23]

Hello Jane,
Very cute capture of this little Cottontail in a fun pose. Fine details and natural colours. Well observed!
TFS and regards, Ulla

Hello Jane
A perfect capture with a perfect title..Cottontails seem so much more like our UK hares than or fluffy bunny rabbits...
All the Best
Trev

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 2130 W: 9 N: 5960] (22528)
  • [2008-08-18 11:30]

Hi Jane. Now that as cute as you can get. The thing is did he find them !!!. good detail and natural colours. well seen and taken . TFS. Good notes too.
Nick.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2816 W: 75 N: 7977] (26975)
  • [2008-08-18 13:24]

Hi Jane!

Very funny pose, really looking like playing hide and seek. Good moment and composition with desert. Cottontail has got very good camouflage.

You know what's cool about this? the veins in the ears...I didn't read yet what others say I wonder if they will notice..but that right there makes the picture a natural mammal instead of a BBQ...it's a long story..
Bob

Hi Jane,
Cute, cute pose..
Looks like this bunny is thinking "Here she comes again, I hope she remembers to at least turn off that flash" ;-}
TFS,
Howard

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  • Luis52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1026 W: 5 N: 2888] (10447)
  • [2008-08-18 18:08]

Hola Prima.- Lovely photo, great story. Looks like she is having make up to go a party. Well done cousin.

Hi Jane,
Long legs and (arms?) on cotton tail..Great notes and cute image..
Well seen and taken.

Cheers,
Jane #2

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  • tuslaw Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 265 W: 12 N: 716] (2358)
  • [2008-08-18 19:50]

Priceless image Jane,
This is one for the books, very cute. I think your right, he really is playing hide and seek! Great capture!!
Ron

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  • Mana Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1812 W: 29 N: 5246] (17188)
  • [2008-08-18 22:33]

Hi Jane,
Fantastic action moment here and you have freezed it with perfect timing. Photographing wildlife is all about timing and you have done an incredible job here. Very neat and sharp with perfect lighting and natural colours. Great picture. Thanks for sharing.
Sumon

Hello Jane,

Exellent picture from these animal and indeed it looks like hide and seek.
I am jalous!

Gert

Hi Jane,

I like the pose, a pretty fluffy little thing, good note, well done.

Jan-Hendrik

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  • gannu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 996 W: 4 N: 2570] (11874)
  • [2008-08-19 8:49]

Hello Jane, a very nice shot and what a lovely cute posture. I like the rabbits very much and always love to watch them. This is a very nice view and composition. ganesh

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 600 W: 0 N: 117] (669)
  • [2008-08-19 10:07]

Hello Jane, a perfect capture of a cute cottontail in a well composition. TFS and regards,
Mehmet

Hahahaha:) whata a lovly shot My Sister Jane, A cute desert cottontail and perfect POV:) I love this shot.
Many thanks for sharing this beauty!
Greetings from TRNC,
Bayram

Ciao Jane,
spettacolare momento di cattura, eccellente POV e bellissima composizione con questa inusuale ambientazione, buona nitidezza, bellissimi i colori.
TFS. Maurizio

Very nice shot with this beautifull cotontail Jane.
TFS and regards,
Deniz

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1305 W: 0 N: 5107] (15234)
  • [2008-08-19 22:52]

Hi Jane

A wonderful shot - great pose - well timed and captured. A really lovely image.

James

Hello Jane,
Great moment for this hide and seek game on the desert cottontail well captured in good closeness!
great size to view the details on the cottontail as well
many thanks
Tony

You have been regaling us with these adorable Cottontails found in your vicinity, Jane, and I love this one "playing hide and seek" with its friends. :)
This is a great snapshot in which you have captured the little one rubbing its eye with its (paw/pug/foot?).
Thanks and regards.

Hi Jane,
Grand coverage of cotton wool with amazing pose. I appreciate the arterial supply of pinnae which has come out so well with backlight display.TFS.
Regards-Subhash

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  • Adanac Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1111 W: 1 N: 4518] (15132)
  • [2008-08-20 19:13]

Hello Jane,
Fantastic title to a very cute capture of this little one with the big radiator ears. Excellent camera work my dera. Thank you for sharing.
Rick

Hi Jane,
A nice capture of this beautiful cottontail. Very well composed with sharp details. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Ken52 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 663 W: 98 N: 1262] (4185)
  • [2008-08-21 17:49]

What a wonderful candid moment you captured. Great job!
You should submit it to Parade Magazine. They love amusing photos like this. Maybe they will select it to publish.
http://snapshot.parade.com/main.php?g2_itemId=1307687&g2_statusId=x3876f922&g2_navId=x7d925c1c

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  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1482 W: 18 N: 3044] (11160)
  • [2008-08-22 11:37]

Hi Jane

Awww it is just like a Beatrice Potter story (I suspect he has lost his coat and shoes in Farmer McGregor's field again). Wonderful pose, great light and well composed.

TFS

Karan

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  • EOSF1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1427 W: 128 N: 5252] (23221)
  • [2008-08-24 11:37]

Hahaha! Well that's great, well done on that unique shot, thanks Jane!

Mario

Ciao Jane, great capture of this cute creature in nice original pose, very well done, ciao Silvio

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2770 W: 151 N: 7984] (24857)
  • [2008-08-29 6:24]

Hello Jane,
For some reason I missed this one of a Cottontail rubbing his face with his paws. It's a fine action shot caught with good timing and I like the light shining through his ears to show their blood supply.
TFS,
Ivan

Hello Jane
this is very lovely capture of cute cottontail. Excellent timing and great presentation. POV, composition and focus very nice. Thanks for sharing, best wishes
Ahmet

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