Black-tailed Jackrabbits are also called American Desert Hares. Jeanine Aguerra recently photographed one on The Sea Ranch.

Those big ears are a giveaway! Rick and I have noticed a pair on the road where we live. Hares eat grasses and other plants. They zig and zag as they run away from us, though we would never harm them.

I have a fun memory of seeing a group of them at Salt Point State Park, in the meadow grasses on the west side of Highway One. They froze at the sight of us, not realizing that the tips of their ears could still be seen above the grasses. A nice moment.

Thanks to Jeanine for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

Cool, cloudy, a little rain, then brilliant sunshine...you never know what might come next on the Mendonoma coast.