{"id":114051,"date":"2023-07-01T02:40:23","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T08:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=114051"},"modified":"2024-05-08T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T17:18:47","slug":"eastern-cottontail-rabbit-at-mount-magazine-sp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2023\/07\/01\/eastern-cottontail-rabbit-at-mount-magazine-sp\/","title":{"rendered":"Eastern Cottontail Rabbit At Mount Magazine SP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When I photographed this Eastern Cottontail rabbit at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arkansasstateparks.com\/parks\/mount-magazine-state-park\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mount Magazine State Park<\/span><\/a> in Logan County, Arkansas I was enchanted by it and the setting. I had eaten a sumptuous breakfast at the beautiful lodge there and been mesmerized by the stunning views while eating a hearty meal and drinking nice, strong coffee all while enjoying the wonderful company of my friend and fellow photographer, <a href=\"https:\/\/stevecreek.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Steve Creek<\/span><\/a>. We were at the highest point in Arkansas while at the park. I hope to share some landscape images I took while I was at the park soon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-114050 size-full\" title=\"Eastern Cottontail at Mount Magazine SP\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040.jpg\" alt=\"Eastern Cottontail at Mount Magazine SP, Logan County, Arkansas\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20643%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27643%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040-200x143.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040-250x179.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040-600x429.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040-800x572.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/eastern-cottontail-Mt-Magazine-SP-mia-mcpherson-3040.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Eastern Cottontail at Mount Magazine SP \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/800, ISO 2000, Canon RF 100-500mm at 500mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Eastern Cottontail rabbit was a neat find by Steve and I enjoyed photographing it as it noshed on the dew-laden grasses and forbs. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_cottontail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Eastern Cottontail<\/span><\/a> rabbits look an awful lot like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/desert-cottontail-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Desert Cottontails<\/span><\/a> I am used to seeing in Utah. I haven&#8217;t photographed this species since I left Florida in 2009 so you can imagine how happy it made me to have this one in my viewfinder.<\/p>\n<p>I took more Eastern Cottontail images in Steve&#8217;s yard. I will be sharing those when I get settled back here at home in Utah. For now, this cottontail makes me smile so I wanted to share it this morning. I hope it makes you all smile too.<\/p>\n<p>Life<em> is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Check my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/mammals\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mammal photo galleries<\/span><\/a> in a few days to see my Eastern Cottontail gallery plus facts and information about this species. I will add more images of these rabbits soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I photographed this Eastern Cottontail rabbit at Mount Magazine State Park in Logan County, Arkansas I was enchanted by it and the 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Cottontail Rabbit Baby","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"August 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Yesterday I had one adorable Eastern Cottontail rabbit baby in my viewfinder, and I was super excited to take a series of photos of him or her.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Arkansas&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Arkansas","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/arkansas\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Baby Eastern Cottontail Rabbit in Arkansas, Sebastian County","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/eastern-cottontail-rabbit-baby-mia-mpcherson-6310.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/eastern-cottontail-rabbit-baby-mia-mpcherson-6310.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, 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