Eastern Cottontails courting

 

Lots of rabbit action in the yard the other night! I glanced out a window to see a male cottontail perform a spectacular courtship leap over a female. So, we waited for more action and were rewarded. In this shot, an adult male and female in close proximity.

Here, the male catapults over the hunkered down female. Their acrobatic courtship displays are amazing. Lots of facing off, racing around after one another, and these leaps in which the male springs over the female.

In this image, a truly elfin rabbitlet, not long out of the easter egg, peeks from vegetation. In total, five rabbits were in evidence and all of them are welcome in my yard, and the more rabbitlets the better. Sorry for the less than stellar imagery, but it was nearly dark when all of this unfolded.