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Grace Hudson (USA, 1865–1937)
Mr. Jack or Jackie, 1930
Cast Ceramic with Glass Eyes
On display at Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA (10428)
“[This] was a #jackrabbit sculpture to be marketed as a garden statue, a prototype of which you see here. Indeed, this very ‘Mr. Jack’ (or ‘Jackie’), can be seen in various locations outside the Sun House in a number of photographs from the Museum's collections.”
#WomenArtists

Art History Animalia @art_history_animalia@historians.social

Grace Hudson (USA, 1865–1937)
Little Jack, 1916 (No. 479)
Oil on Canvas
On display at Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA (2002-11-1)
#WomenArtists #Jackrabbit #Pomo

photo of the painting in gold frame on display at museum Portrait in long vertical format of a young Pomo child in pink and white striped clothing holding a jackrabbit while standing in a field of blooming yellow flowers

closeup of the girl holding the jackrabbit

photo of the gallery label: “The jack rabbit - like every other animal and bird - retains the reputation he established in the beginning. His little white tail is the continual reminder of service and brotherhood. Long ago the Indians had no fire. They heard of another people far in the East who had fire and pondered long on how to get it. Finally they selected the rabbit because of his fleetness and diplomacy and the gopher for his fine presence and musical skill, to undertake the expedition. They had a long and eventful journey being always directed farther East, till they reached a big sha-ne housel in the center of which the great fire burned. Rabbit and Gopher were kindly received and after supper Gopher played his flute so sweetly he charmed his hosts to sleep. Then Rabbit and Gopher stole the fire and ran away. When the sha-ne grew cold the people awoke and realizing what had happened started in pursuit. When Rabbit and Gopher heard the people coming they were greatly alarmed. The Gopher hid a coal in either end of his flute - the Rabbit hid a coal under his little tail and convinced the pursuers they were innocent. They got the fire safely home and the Pomas Northern Pomo peoples] have enjoyed it ever since. In grateful remembrance they burn either end of their flutes and never forget to respect the tuft of hair turned white by the burn on the underside of the rabbit's tail." - Grace Hudson”

#PalateCleanser ...

White-tailed jackrabbits (which are actually a species of hare) in their winter coats in the middle of the western #Canadian #prairies.

The one on the far side looks awfully smart to me.

Two white-tailed jackrabbits sit facing each other on either side of a food source, at roughly the 7-o-clock and 1-o-clock positions. The one on the near side, facing away, has its ears back, not quite lying against its back.

The one of the far side, facing the camera, appears to be looking intently at the viewer. His ears are erect, facing opposite directions, outwards to the sides. He is sitting up, alert, and looks intelligent.

#jackrabbit #hare #wildlife

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@strathearnrose @Bislick

Yes... and no. It's complicated

We've got something like half a dozen species of #hare in Canada. Some of them have common names based on "#jackrabbit", even though they're not #rabbits.

These ones are "white-tailed jackrabbits", formal name "Lepus townsendii". Where I live, they're the only common species of hare, so they're generally just called jackrabbits, or #jacks.

Further north than I am, there are Arctic hares. For whatever reason, those are generally not called jackrabbits.

Why does it have to be this complicated? I have no idea

White-jailed jackrabbits, again. This time I caught them in flight formation!

#Canada #SK #wildlife

Jackrabbits - well, all #hares, and all non-lop #rabbits - have great ears. Younger folks won't remember indoor TV aerials affectionately called "rabbit ears", but the name was apt.

Here's a white-tailed jackrabbit - which yes, is actually a hare, not a rabbit - who has his ears up monitoring for threats while he munches some food. They turn to face different directions to focus sound from, like a radar dish, and they both operate independently. I call this "swivel mode".

#Canada #wildlife #animal

This time, everyone's in motion. Two chasers, two chase-ees, and the remaining two just pulling back a bit because of the excitement.

I like the one at right of frame center, chasing the one headed up the snowbank. Back feet in the air, having just pushed off in a jump, cotton tail flying straight back...

Six white-tailed jackrabbits (hares) in a snowy yard in the prairies of Canada. One in the background and one in the right foreground are mostly just watching, alert, while the others are in two pairs of the chased and the chaser. They all have their white winter coats, the characteristic dark streaks up the outside of the ears, and various mottled brown patterns over the face and muzzle.

Towards the left of the frame, the aggressor is bringing his front paws off the ground, which is usually a prelude to "boxing". The jack he's aggressing against is leaping up and to the right to get away. His back feet are barely touching the snowbank, and the front paws are well off the ground, held up against the body rising at 45 degrees from the ground.

At the right of the frame, another aggressor is chasing the remaining jackrabbit. This one is caught in mid-stride, facing directly away from the camera, with front paws touching the ground as it starts a turning move, while the back feet are fully off the ground and extended to the rear, partway through a jump/hop move. The jack it is chasing is headed up the snowbank to its left, also caught partway through a hop while trying to escape the bully.

#jackrabbit #rabbit #hare

An #action shot from today. There's six #jackrabbits in the front yard in this one, and getting them crammed in like this results in territorial behaviour.

The three across the center of the frame, from left to right are:

1) "Boxing" the one in the middle.
2) Jumping straight up in the air to escape the boxing, since there's basically another jackrabbit in every other direction. He's a good 50-60cm in the air here, and went higher before coming down.
3) Preparing to rear up, possibly taking up the boxing challenge of #1.

The other three aren't in the thick of it yet.

Six white-tailed jackrabbits (a species of hare) are in a snow-covered front yard in the prairies of Canada. They are caught in the middle of a bit of a melee, as they're in a fairly small area and they are territorial and solitary.

At center-left, one has its front paws in the air, "boxing" towards the one in the middle of the frame. At center-right, another is just starting to rear up, again facing the one in the middle. At center of frame, a jackrabbit is in mid-air, having jumped straight upwards to escape the developing fight.

Three additional jacks look on, two from the background, and one in the bottom-right corner of the frame.

#ActionShot #photograph #wildlife

Did I say they have a majestic quality to them?

Well, not always. Check out this derpy guy!

White-tailed jackrabbit (species of hare, not rabbit) in the prairies of Saskatchewan, Canada.

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#derp #derpy #jackrabbit

They've actually got a kind of majestic quality to them. This one looks pretty serious.

White-tailed #jackrabbit, a kind of #hare, in the middle of the prairies of #Saskatchewan, #Canada.

A closeup of a white-tailed jackrabbit, which is a species of hare present in the southern third - the prairies - of Saskatchewan. It has its winter white coat with dark streaks up the outside of the ears, and mottled brown around its nose, with a few specks of brown here and there in its fur.

It is sitting on a snow-covered patio that can't be seen. There are lots of rabbit poops scattered around, indicative of the heavy hare traffic this yard gets. In front of the jack is a bowl containing what appears to be food of some sort.

The jack looks serious, and has one eye on the photographer, so he looks like he's staring the viewer down.

#wildlife #photography #animal

"Ya, I pooped in your yard. Whatcha gonna do about it?"

A white-tailed jackrabbit, a kind of hare, sits on top of a snowbank, facing directly into the camera. He has his white winter coat with dark markings up the ears and on the face. He sits, rear haunches on the ground, feet just visible sticking out from under his belly fur. His front feet are on the ground, the fur stained with dirt, but since he's on a bit of a slope, one foot is noticeably higher than the other.

There is a significant quantity of rabbit poops, tiny black spheres a few millimeters across, scattered across the snowbank to frame right of him. His ears are erect and pointing in different directions to catch any danger that might be approaching.

He appears to be challenging the viewer. "Whatcha gonna do? Fuhgeddaboudit."

#wildlife #Canada #SK

There were actually seven jacks in view in my backyard when I took this picture, but I only got these three[*] in the frame. It struck me as funny because they're each looking at the next one with their back turned.

You can see the bunny highways running through the yard, marked by many tracks and plenty of rabbit poops. The one in the middle is sitting in the middle of one of the busier tracks, because after it goes behind that tree, it leads to where I have a gate in that fence. The jacks squeeze through between the gate and the post of the fence to get in and out of my yard from the green space on the other side.

[*] There's actually four in this frame. The slightly furry-looking bit of snow between the blurry bunny and the edge of the frame is actually another jack who hopped straight through. You can see him in the followup post, taken a few seconds before this one.

Three white-tailed jackrabbits (a kind of hare) are shown in a snow-covered backyard. They have their white winter coats with the characteristic dark streaks up the ears.

One is in the foreground-left, out of focus, sitting on top of a snowbank looking away from the camera, towards the second jackrabbit, which is sitting near a tree about 10 meters away. The second jackrabbit is also facing away from the camera, looking towards the third jackrabbit, who is another couple of meters beyond that, digging up twigs and leaves from under the snow.

In the background, a chain-link fence runs across the image.

#jackrabbit #hare #rabbit

You[1] said you wanted more, you got more! #Jackrabbit / #hare photos, that is.

#1 - "He's behind me, isn't he?"

#2 - The one from behind in the first picture, now down off the snow bank and deciding whether to approach the others at the food source. This one's a bit timid and gets chased off a lot. You can see here that they are primed, ready to run on a moment's notice - the rear legs are spread apart, haunches off the ground, legs ready to spring.

[1] Maybe not you, specifically. Someone did.

Two white-tailed jackrabbits sitting on a snowbank, both in their white winter coats with characteristic dark stripes up the ears and various mottled brown patterns over the nose and mouth/cheeks.

The one on the right has significantly more brown over the head and even down its back. The one on the left is basically directly behind the other at a short distance. Both have ears erect and are trying to decide whether it's safe to go down the small hill to the food source.

A white-tailed jackrabbit, with white winter coat, dark ears and a splash of brown around the nose and mouth, and with mudstains at the very ends of its feet.

It is standing alert, with haunches off the ground, rear legs spread apart and tensed for a quick getaway if it senses danger. The ears are erect and pointing in opposite directions to scan for that danger. It is looking directly at the camera, surrounded by snow on all sides, including a snow-covered planter to screen left that shields the jack from that direction.

#wildlife #nature #animal

Last one for today.

I don't know if this one is a he or a she, but the arresting dark patch around the mouth reminds me of #lipstick, so she it is. She looks like she's about to say "I'm ready for my #closeup, Mr. DeMille."

This is a white-tailed jackrabbit, or "jack" as they are sometimes known here, in the prairies of #Saskatchewan, #Canada. Despite the name, it is a species of #hare rather than #rabbit. She is sitting in a snow bank that has piled up atop a raised-bed garden in my backyard.

A white-tailed jackrabbit (a kind of hare) is shown with pursed lips and erect ears in a sitting position, haunches to the ground. She is sitting on a snowbank that has built up on top of a raised-bed planter, so there are a few stray stems sticking up through the snow.

She has the normal white winter coat, with dark markings up the ears and on the bridge of the nose, with additional brown mottling on the top of the head. In addition, this one has a quite striking, dark brown patch that perfectly encompasses her mouth, making it look like she is wearing dramatic lipstick. Adding to this impression, her mouth has been caught partially open, so it looks like she's pursing her lips, perhaps to blow a kiss at the photographer.

#jackrabbit #wildlife #animal

Nature & wildlife photos... Are you sick of #jackrabbit / #hare pictures yet?

These were taken yesterday, 2025-01-27, in my snow-covered yard in the middle of the #Canadian #prairies. They're white-tailed jackrabbits.

#1 was shot through a railing with vertical supports, explaining the light/dark striping. I like the alternating #overexposure it gives, really highlighting the detail of the eye that would otherwise be darker, and also the whiskers against the background. Any more-experienced #photographers care to comment on the #bokeh here?

#2 is Not Amused at the presence of a human in "his" yard. If looks could kill.

Photo of a white-tailed jackrabbit, a kind of hare. He is facing the camera in a mostly relaxed position, with ears folded back from the head, lying mostly in contact with the spine.

He has his white winter coat, with brown markings along the length of the ears, and mottled brown around the eyes, the bridge of the nose/snout, and a little browning on the cheeks and lips.

He is looking directly at the photographer. Their normal facial expression, such as it is, resembles disapproval (see "disapproving rabbits" as a meme), so this one appears to be Not Amused.

#nature #wildlife #rabbit

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Many of them are skittish; there are a few braver ones. For various reasons I needn't go into here, they get more used to me as the winter goes on; I talk to them to try to get them used to me being around. When the snow first falls, they'll scatter as soon as they see or hear me, but by now they mostly just stand back a bit. There's one particularly brave one this year that actually comes directly to me when I go outside! i.e. he actually comes from wherever in the yard he happens to be to within about 2 meters of me and waits for the [redacted].

Not sure about jackrabbits in Edmonton (though @Satori and @cenobyte might confirm), but they're generally most active for an hour or two either side of dusk. Unfortunately those tend to be fairly high-traffic times in cities, at least in the prairies, so they might all be hiding away from cars and people noises and movements. I'm at the end of a bay, so my front yard is very low-traffic. These jacks are out there on my front lawn and scattered up and down the street every evening.

#YEG #Edmonton #jackrabbit

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A short #video this time. I actually had "too much lens"[1] when I started shooting, because I was only about 5 meters away, so sorry for the shaky-cam. Enjoy the facial expressions, you probably won't see them this clearly in person...

One of the white-tailed jackrabbits munching away in the front yard, while keeping an eye on the weird 2-legged thing making noise from not very far away.

[1] I don't think I've ever experienced this before... #photography

#wildlife #hare #jackrabbit #rabbit #yard #backyard #animal #bunny #SK Canada #winter

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Similar to a post a few days ago, this time in the backyard. This was during the golden hour; the one jackrabbit (actually a kind of hare) that has showed up looks like he's wondering if he's early for dinner.

A photograph of a snowy back yard in the Canadian prairies. Through the metal-wire fence a green space covered in snow is visible. Throughout the visible part of the yard are many animal tracks, primarily from jackrabbits (actually a kind of hare).

On the top of a snow drift which hides a giant raised plant bed sits a single jackrabbit, looking at the photographer. His ears are erect and he sits in a "polite" position.

#jackrabbit #hare #wildlife

<creepy little girl voice>

They're HEeeeere....

(#7 ran off when I opened the door...)

#jackrabbit #hare #winter #prairie #SK #Canada #wildlife #rabbit #lagomorph #lepus

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A picture of a snowy street and front yard in the prairies of Canada. On the large accumulated snow mound in the yard are three jackrabbits (actually a kind of hare, possibly lepus townsendii or white jackrabbit), and in the street behind them, three more sitting at distances facing in random directions.

Signs It's Actually Cold in the Canadian Prairies, part 37:

The jackrabbit pee has frozen into a brilliant yellow crystal before it had time to soak into the snow it's lying on.

#jackrabbit #hare #prairie

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