{"id":881,"date":"2011-07-06T21:10:58","date_gmt":"2011-07-07T04:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/?p=881"},"modified":"2011-10-10T17:31:39","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T00:31:39","slug":"the-photographer-and-the-hare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.kurtlawson.com\/?p=881","title":{"rendered":"The Photographer and the Hare"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kurtlawson\/5407247367\/\" title=\"That's the spot by Kurt Lawson, on Flickr\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5176\/5407247367_891e4c3b7a_o.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"That's the spot\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When wondering the desert in<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/jotr\/index.htm\"> Joshua Tree National Park<\/a>, one might catch a glimpse of a <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Black-tailed_jackrabbit\">jackrabbit<\/a>. I say a glimpse, because in my experience a jackrabbit will be zooming across the desert away from you as fast as 36mph. You will catch a glimpse of it&#8217;s ears bouncing amongst the desert shrubs fading off into the distance. This most recent visit to Joshua Tree led me to this fine specimen amongst the Cholla Garden.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kurtlawson\/5438421643\/\" title=\"Sunburst over the Cholla Garden by Kurt Lawson, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5260\/5438421643_b882058a2d_o.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"Sunburst over the Cholla Garden\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This very unfriendly landscape would make a full sprint exit difficult for the little guy, and perhaps that factored in his decision to allow me to get close and photograph. I was goign to shoot star trail shots here, an idea I later abandoned. As I was wondering the garden around sunset I caught sight of this little hare and quietly switched to my 100-400mm zoom. Slowly but surely I approached, snapping pictures along the way. He (or she) was definitely aware of my presence, but seemed unconcerned. Here he stood at attention, evaluating my threat level.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kurtlawson\/5407246585\/\" title=\"Alert! by Kurt Lawson, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5091\/5407246585_705831bdc6_o.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"605\" alt=\"Alert!\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ever with one eye giving me a piercing gaze, he foraged for food.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kurtlawson\/5407857734\/\" title=\"Two-legged Jackrabbit by Kurt Lawson, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5259\/5407857734_8655e488b2_o.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"Two-legged Jackrabbit\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kurtlawson\/5407248065\/\" title=\"Cautiously eating by Kurt Lawson, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5016\/5407248065_971fa1eda4_o.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"Cautiously eating\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Always a treat to see wildlife up close. Almost certainly the next time I see a desert hare it will be a pair of ears darting away from my approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When wondering the desert in Joshua Tree National Park, one might catch a glimpse of a jackrabbit. I say a glimpse, because in my experience a jackrabbit will be zooming across the desert away from you as fast as 36mph. 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