Cottontail

You might notice that this rabbit is almost exactly the same color and the desert rocks and grasses. If they sit still, they are hard to spot. But when they move, you can see them plainly. This cottontail rabbit is fairly large as cottentails go. This is probably the Desert Cottontail or Sylvilagus audubonii. It is found throughout the desert Southwest from Montana south to Mexico. I found this rabbit on the side of the Queen Creek wash.