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Antelope jackrabbit        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Several species of 'jackrabbits' (in reality, hares) are found in North America, including the widely-distributed black-tailed jackrabbit, the white-tailed jackrabbit, and this species, the antelope jackrabbit -- named for the extensive white areas on its rump and hind legs.   Antelope jackrabbits have a very restricted range in the United States:   basically just southern Arizona and New Mexico.   These were photographed in Green Valley, Arizona; I found them startlingly large but very shy and hard to approach.   Finally, one individual evidently decided I was harmless and permitted some good closeup images.

  • Canon 1D4, 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter, fill-in flash on some images (2011, 2012, 2013)