Wednesday in Wyoming - February 8, 2017

One of my favorite parts of winter in Wyoming is seeing how the local rabbits (both cottontails and jackrabbits) deal with it. This jackrabbit spent days hunkered down under this particular shrub.

The good news is, the shrub is only a few feet from my office window. The bad news is I spent far too much time looking at him rather than working on my manuscript. Such a fun distraction!

Wednesday in Wyoming -- February 25, 2015

Here's the jackrabbit I showed you a couple weeks ago once the snow stopped.  As you can see, it returned to the same spot, clearing out a small nest for itself.  I'm always amazed when I see them, because they're so large, and those ears are enormous. 

Wednesday in Wyoming -- February 11, 2015

When the snow comes, the jackrabbits need to find shelter.  Did you know that, unlike cottontails, they don't live in burrows underground?  Instead, they make shallow indentations in the ground, typically under trees or shrubs.