Eastern Cottontail Rabbit In The Open

I am beginning to see the Eastern Cottontail Rabbit out in the open here in my area. I see them year around, but in the winter I only get glimpses of them.

This Rabbit has appeared in the same area for the past several days. It allows me to get close and I have also been seeing another one in this same spot.

Eastern Cottontail Rabbit In The Open
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit In The Open

How I Got The Shot – Eastern Cottontail Rabbit In The Open

I saw this Rabbit near my place in the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas.

I was hand holding a Canon EOS 7D Mark II camera with a EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens attached.

Camera Settings

  • AV Mode
  • Back-button Focus
  • Aperture f5.6
  • ISO 640
  • Shutter speed – 1/1600 of a second
  • Auto White Balance
  • Single Point, Continuous Auto Focus
  • Multi Metering
  • Focal Length – 400 mm
2022-12-28T14:21:55-06:00February 28, 2020|Categories: Rabbits|Comments Off on Eastern Cottontail Rabbit In The Open

Swamp Rabbit With Deer Fly

I photographed this Swamp Rabbit with a Deer Fly on its nose near my cabin in the Ouachita Mountains here in Arkansas. These Deer Flies seem extra terrible this year for animals and humans. They lay eggs near water or dampness and it has been a wet year here in Arkansas so far. I had one trying to bite me on the face while I was photographing this rabbit.

Swamp Rabbit With Deer Fly
This Swamp Rabbit has a Deer Fly on its nose.

How I Got The Shot

I was hand holding my Fujifilm X-T3 with a Canon EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II lens attached with a Fringer EF-FX Pro. I was shooting in aperture priority mode (AV) with a shutter speed of 1/1100 of a second at f7.1 and the ISO at 2500. I also had a -0.3 exposure value. White Balance on auto.

Swamp Rabbit Facts

  • Swamp Rabbits are large cottontail rabbits found in the swamps and wetlands of the southern United States.
  • These rabbits like wet areas, and will take to water and swim.
  • Swamp rabbits spend a great deal of their time in depressions that they dig in tall grass or leaves, providing cover while they wait until the nighttime to forage.

Deer Fly Facts

2019-07-10T12:40:58-05:00July 3, 2019|Categories: Rabbits|Comments Off on Swamp Rabbit With Deer Fly
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