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Two bunnies stare at each other, head to head, alert and ready.
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Look out! It's a jumping contest.
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A few days ago, while Sue and I were having breakfast, the two eastern cottontails slowly approached one another. We had no idea that a hopping contest was about to begin, but there it was.
I didn't think that I'd have enough time to grab my camera, but again and again, the two cottontails would face each and then see who could hop higher. In the beginning, the younger (and smaller) bunny did most of the jumping, but then the larger one entered the fray.
There were occasional variations in the contest, such as one cottontail running underneath the jumping one.
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Whatever the variation, the preferred competition was mutual jumping.
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What was it all about? Competition? Mating? Territory? Parent-child?
I have no idea. But when the dust (so to say) settled, the two cottontails munched together side by side.
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Maybe they were practicing for the State College Bunny Olympics.
Photo note: I used the Pentax *1st D with the SMC-A* 200mm macro lens on May 8, 2008, for these photos.
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