On May 30, 2020, near Corn Springs in the Chuckwalla Mountains, I had several other great encounters with jackrabbits, this time from my car. I was driving along the 8 mile dirt road from the I-10 to Corn Springs when I encountered several black-tailed jackrabbits and was able to get pretty good photos of them.
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This first jackrabbit was on the edge of some desert pavement. |
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Such a wonderful snout and ears. |
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Its get-away over the desert pavement. |
Judy shared with me an article from the
LA Times about a new rabbit hemorrhagic disease that hit California in May, found in dead rabbits in Palm Springs, which can decimate populations of jackrabbits and other rabbits.
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This second jackrabbit was quite close to Corn Springs. |
I've had the best view of jackrabbits I've ever had the last few months, and particularly the last few weeks, as I've gotten close-up views of jackrabbits I've never had before.
The shadow patterns on that last rabbit are really fun. Great photo.
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