The Desert Cottontail is found mainly in the western United States. Not usually active in mid-day, but can be found foraging in the early morning and early evening. They eat plants, grass, even cactus. They get water from plants and morning dew. Desert Cottontails have larger ears than other cottontails, the body is grayish-brown, with a rounded white tail, which is striking as I saw, as this one ran away from me.
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Cottontails are perhaps my favorite rabbits in the world… The ones I have here in Maine do have shorter ears and I think they are a bit smaller than the desert cottontails who came in to eat birdseed last year on a regular basis… I hoped to see a young one but never did. Maybe this year?
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I hope you see one!
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