Nice pics. My Audobon Mammals guide says those are European rabbits
intentionally introduced to San Juan Is. to provide a game rabbit bigger
than the cottontail. It also says the 'possum ranges all along the west
coast of NA from S. BC to the top of Baja. Doesn't say how they got
there, though. Lots of cottontails in the parks near here and I've seen
some other larger rabbits somewhere around, but don't know what they
are. The ones that really impressed me were the jackrabbits I saw fairly
close-up out at Pt. Reyes. It was too late in the day to get photos, sun
almost down, but they were fairly easy to see close-up through the
8x40s. The fur was amazing, with all kinds of subtle highlights of a
wide range of colors. Great eyes too. Big guys, I think the same species
as in Gary's pic.
Moose
Mike wrote:
Around here we are known for being over run with rabbits. At least we
were, not as many now but still plenty. In my poor student days we ate
our share. Tough little buggers but not bad. What was worse were the
hunters. They even shot the side of my truck once as I drove by. And to
get back to topic here's a couple pics. OM4t, 300/4.5 +2xa, monopod or
hand braced.
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