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Sylvilagus floridanus
A moderately large, rusty-brown cottontail with relatively short ears and large hind feet (ears 50-60% as long as hind feet). Upperparts deep ochraceous buff, heavily lined with blackish, giving a rusty or reddish-brown effect; sides paler and grayer; top of tail like back; rump dingy grayish, not conspicuously different from back; front and sides of legs deep, rich, rusty reddish; underside of neck buff or ochraceous buff, rest of underparts, including tail, white.
Dry creek bed in wooded area near city owned retention pond.
A friend and I were walking around the back side of the pond, when I heard some rustling in the leaf litter beneath the trees. For a moment, this rabbit and I stared at each other. Then, while I scrambled to get its picture, it hopped off down the creek. A moment later, a second rabbit appeared and followed the first, then both disappeared into the brush along the creek's bank.
Spotted on Aug 23, 2013
Submitted on Aug 27, 2013
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