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05-MAR-2008

Black-tailed Jack Rabbit 85823

(Lepus californicus)

I'm finding these very illusive and the few times I've seen any, they've been quite skittish.
This one however, presented a good shot of itself, but like a lot of wildlife, it had a sixth
sense for knowing when the telephoto wasn't on the camera. I took this shot with the wide
lens anyway, just to get a shot, and as I knew would happen, just as soon as I was twisting
the telephoto onto the camera body, the rabbit took off, no doubt laughing itself silly.

So I have to settle for this, which is nearly a pixel-level crop. Rotten animal!

Photographed in the Sonoran Desert west of Tucson, Arizona USA.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS
1/250s f/8.0 at 85.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto