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What

Desert Cottontail (Sylvilagus audubonii)

Observer

truthseqr

Date

August 15, 2020 08:03 AM PDT

Description

There were two rabbits at this location. This one looks like it has an engorged tick on its left ear.

Here's the other rabbit that was just a few feet away from this one:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56575543

For identification purposes:

  • there is a pale orange patch on the nape
  • the ears have a distinct black tip
  • white hairs on the anterior edge of the ear
  • the whiskers are black
  • the "cotton tail" is less apparent than the other rabbit that was close by

(Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge)

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