Here Comes Peter Cottontail
by Janette Boyd
Title
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Artist
Janette Boyd
Medium
Photograph - Photo/texture
Description
Photo of cottontail rabbit, taken after a spring rain in Cedar Park, Texas, just north of Austin, Texas. Texture created by FAA Artist, Jai Johnson, was added using brushes and blending techniques of Corel Paint.
***Top Finisher in FAA Contest: Hare Raising Contest 03/31/15***
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Here Comes Peter Cottontail
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world. There are eight different genera in the family classified as rabbits, including the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus), cottontail rabbits (genus Sylvilagus; 13 species), and the Amami rabbit (Pentalagus furnessi, an endangered species on Amami Ōshima, Japan). There are many other species of rabbit, and these, along with pikas and hares, make up the order Lagomorpha. The male is called a buck and the female is a doe; a young rabbit is a kitten or kit.
Habitat and range
Outdoor entrance to a rabbit burrow
Rabbit habitats include meadows, woods, forests, grasslands, deserts and wetlands. Rabbits live in groups, and the best known species, the European rabbit, lives in underground burrows, or rabbit holes. A group of burrows is called a warren.
More than half the world's rabbit population resides in North America. They are also native to southwestern Europe, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, some islands of Japan, and in parts of Africa and South America. They are not naturally found in most of Eurasia, where a number of species of hares are present. Rabbits first entered South America relatively recently, as part of the Great American Interchange. Much of the continent has just one species of rabbit, the tapeti, while most of South America's southern cone is without rabbits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbit
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March 16th, 2015
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Comments (9)
Carla Parris
This is so cute, Janette! v
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you, Carla! Appreciate the vote. This bunny was just hopping around the street and between the house near Austin, Texas, last Thanksgiving.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Patricia Greer
Congratulations, this wonderful image has been featured in Women Photographers - One A Day
Elizabeth Tillar
Janette, I love this image, which is beautiful; it also reminds me of the innocence of my own childhood. very well done! l/f/fb
Janette Boyd replied:
Thank you, Elizabeth, for the kind comment, l/f/fb! I appreciate you visiting my gallery.