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Rabbits, Hares and Pikas (Lagomorphs) 14 images Created 27 Aug 2014

Images of wildlife across the North American continent photographed by Rich Leighton of the mammal taxonomic order Lagomorpha, which includes rabbits, hares and pikas.
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  • An American pika stands guard over its rocky scree near Lake Mowich on Mount Rainier. Like most of these rabbit-relatives, pikas send out a loud, barking warning to let others know that a potential threat has wandered into their territory.
    American Pika
  • The humble eastern cottontail is an explosive breeder. Common all over the Eastern half of North American, this species is quickly spreading not only across parts of the American West, most of Mexico and the Pacific Northwest, but to other continents around the world. This one was found nibbling on fresh springtime grasses and wildflowers in Seattle, Washington.
    Eastern Cottontail
  • The desert cottontail (Audubon's cottontail) is a common rabbit native to the American Southwest, very similar to other cottontails around the world, but adapted to live in arid, desert-like environments. It gets all of its water from the grasses, cacti and other forbs. It is also a very important food source for the many carnivores of the desert including golden and bald eagles, great horned owls, ferruginous hawks, badgers, coyotes, foxes, bobcats and humans. This one was photographed early on a summer evening in the Moab Desert in Eastern Utah.
    Desert Cottontail (Audubon's Cottontail)
  • This eastern cottontail rabbit seen here in western Washington is a non-native animal, introduced from the eastern states in the 1930's as a game animal, where it has since flourished.
    Eastern Cottontail
  • This iconic North American hare in its summer brown coat is found in a vast range that covers most of Canada and stretches south into the United States in several locations. While these larger cousins of rabbits are known for having white coats in winter and brown coats in the summer, individuals in the Olympic National Park such as this one photographed in summer at Ruby Beach, Washington will retain their brown coat all throughout the winter.
    Snowshoe Hare
  • An American pika stands its post on a rock-covered hillside near Cascade Pass in Northern Washington's North Cascades National Park at about 4000 feet in elevation.
    American Pika
  • This short-eared and truly aquatic rabbit is known for swimming across ponds and swamps with only nose and eyes above the waterline.
    Marsh Rabbit
  • Eastern cottontail rabbit in the early evening in the Charlotte Harbor area near Alligator Creek. This is Florida's most common rabbit.
    Eastern Cottontail
  • The desert cottontail (Audubon's cottontail) is a common rabbit native to the American Southwest, very similar to other cottontails around the world, but adapted to live in arid, desert-like environments. It gets all of its water from the grasses, cacti and other forbs. It is also a very important food source for the many carnivores of the desert including golden and bald eagles, great horned owls, ferruginous hawks, badgers, coyotes, foxes, bobcats and humans. This one was photographed early on a summer evening in the Moab Desert in Eastern Utah.
    Desert Cottontail (Audubon's Cottontail)
  • Marsh rabbit warily munching on new green grass in Moore Haven, Florida near the shore of Lake Okeechobee.
    Marsh Rabbit
  • Common all over the Eastern half of North American, and quickly spreading not only across parts of the American West, but to other continents around the world - the humble eastern cottontail is an explosive breeder. This perfectly camouflaged adult was photographed in Bonita Springs, Florida within an eighth of a mile from where a family of bobcats lives among a tangle of old-growth palmetto palms.
    Eastern Cottontail
  • The humble eastern cottontail is an explosive breeder. Common all over the Eastern half of North American, this species is quickly spreading not only across parts of the American West, most of Mexico and the Pacific Northwest, but to other continents around the world. This one was found nibbling on fresh springtime grasses and wildflowers in Seattle, Washington.
    Eastern Cottontail
  • The desert cottontail (Audubon's cottontail) is a common rabbit native to the American Southwest, very similar to other cottontails around the world, but adapted to live in arid, desert-like environments. It gets all of its water from the grasses, cacti and other forbs. It is also a very important food source for the many carnivores of the desert including golden and bald eagles, great horned owls, ferruginous hawks, badgers, coyotes, foxes, bobcats and humans. This one was photographed early on a summer evening in the Moab Desert in Eastern Utah.
    Desert Cottontail (Audubon's Cottontail)
  • Mouse-like in appearance, the American pika is a relative of rabbits and hares and is not a rodent. This one on Mount Rainier remained alert with the occasional surprisingly loud bark that is meant as an "intruder alert" alarm for other members of the colony. At least two different individuals were taking turns as I wound my way through the rocky trail across their home territory.
    American Pika