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I was out kayaking the salt marsh and Intracoastal photographing birds and such. I was going along the edge of a small island where I had seen a lot of Herons earlier and was headed back to that spot. Suddenly this rabbit ran out of the grass and hopped into the water and swam out a few feet then turned and swam past me. I got a picture as he was beside me, turned and got several as he swam away. He was a fast little swimmer, he swam about 50 yards and went into some marsh grass. I have seen a couple marsh rabbits, but never in the water.

**AgentL** · 12-19-2021, 10:54 AM

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

I was out kayaking the salt marsh and Intracoastal photographing birds and such. I was going along the edge of a small island where I had seen a lot of Herons earlier and was headed back to that spot. Suddenly this rabbit ran out of the grass and hopped into the water and swam out a few feet then turned and swam past me. I got a picture as he was beside me, turned and got several as he swam away. He was a fast little swimmer, he swam about 50 yards and went into some marsh grass. I have seen a couple marsh rabbits, but never in the water.

Cool shot!

**JimS_256** · 12-19-2021, 02:37 PM

We don't have marsh rabbits in my area and I've never seen a rabbit swimming. Great image! Thanks for posting!

Reciprocity · 12-19-2021, 06:47 PM

Originally posted by ramseybuckeye

Thanks for all the comments. Seeing something like a marsh rabbit diving into the water and swimming away inspires me to do a little more research. The marsh rabbit is actually considered a semiaquatic mammal, and this one would be of the subspecies Carolina Marsh Rabbit, the other subspecies are the Florida Marsh Rabbit that occurs in the Florida peninsula, and the Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit in the Florida Keys, which is endangered. They are not to be confused with the swamp rabbit that lives in the lower Mississippi valley. Marsh Rabbits are not often seen as they are nocturnal. I have seen a couple others that were hiding in tall grass, and a couple that came out of the tall grass next to a park or business on the edge of marsh.

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The Pentax Forum, your source for biology. Thanks for the additional information, very interesting.

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12-19-2021, 10:54 AM	#16
AgentL Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 1,759	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye I was out kayaking the salt marsh and Intracoastal photographing birds and such. I was going along the edge of a small island where I had seen a lot of Herons earlier and was headed back to that spot. Suddenly this rabbit ran out of the grass and hopped into the water and swam out a few feet then turned and swam past me. I got a picture as he was beside me, turned and got several as he swam away. He was a fast little swimmer, he swam about 50 yards and went into some marsh grass. I have seen a couple marsh rabbits, but never in the water. Cool shot!

12-19-2021, 02:37 PM	#17
JimS_256 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 1,107	We don't have marsh rabbits in my area and I've never seen a rabbit swimming. Great image! Thanks for posting!

12-19-2021, 06:47 PM	#18
Reciprocity Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 606	Originally posted by ramseybuckeye Thanks for all the comments. Seeing something like a marsh rabbit diving into the water and swimming away inspires me to do a little more research. The marsh rabbit is actually considered a semiaquatic mammal, and this one would be of the subspecies Carolina Marsh Rabbit, the other subspecies are the Florida Marsh Rabbit that occurs in the Florida peninsula, and the Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit in the Florida Keys, which is endangered. They are not to be confused with the swamp rabbit that lives in the lower Mississippi valley. Marsh Rabbits are not often seen as they are nocturnal. I have seen a couple others that were hiding in tall grass, and a couple that came out of the tall grass next to a park or business on the edge of marsh. Attachment 559310 The Pentax Forum, your source for biology. Thanks for the additional information, very interesting.