Caution: Fluffy wild cuteness ahead. You were warned! 🙂
While following a couple of bands of mustangs through the smoke while they grazed a few evenings ago, this little critter broke its camouflage to pose for me.
I think it’s young.
And I think that’s why it stayed put rather than galloping away.
Every time I thought to leave, taking more steps up the hill around its “hiding” spot among the lichen-covered boulders, taking another few pix of ever-increasing cuteness, I’d see another angle of even *more* cuteness!
Are you overloaded??
But wait! There’s more!!
Not long later, as I followed the mustangs uphill through the four-wing saltbush and sage, another young cutie broke camo to sit with me for a brief while.
S/he even had time for a quick little touchup to the whiskers. 🙂
Cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!
I believe both Jack (Jacqueline?) rabbit and Peter (Petra?) cottontail were youngsters and that’s likely why they didn’t immediately leave when my blundering flushed them from their respective covers. Also, they both *looked* young. … Either that, or it was just too damn hot and smoky to move much for a harmless-looking two-legged who made just oohing and ahhing and clicking sounds. 😉
Spring Creek Basin Mustangs 
too cute for words ! love the white stripe on their ears ! be careful lil bunnies but do a rain dance 💃
Oh, I would *love* to catch the bunnies doing a rain dance! 🙂 How FUN would that be!? 🙂
Awwww. They ARE just so darn cute. Interesting that you got photos of both a jack and a cottontail young’in! It’s baby bunny season for sure. Thanks for these great shots, TJ!
I definitely was surprised to see one of each and so close to each other. The secret lives of bunnies, eh? 🙂
Sooo cute 🥰
Fluffy cuteness, for sure. 🙂
They are so very cute! Just love the long ears! They poised so well!
They really did. I couldn’t believe the jackrabbit, in particular, stayed so long. I think s/he thought s/he was hidden. 🙂
I enjoy watching the bunnies. This year I’m seeing quite a few bunny holes on the property. When I do see them they don’t stick around long enough for me to get a photo. They are speedy little things.
They ARE usually very speedy! And usually the jackrabbits scare the *@&# out of me when they explode out from under some sage I’m walking past to gallop away! 🙂
No, Teddy. They’re just pictures.
Ha ha! 🙂
They trust you, TJ!
🙂 More … their baby instincts tell them to freeze at the sign of danger, all the better chance they won’t be seen!