Rabbit at Arches National Park UT

This rabbit wasn't quite as cooperative as the lizard in my previous post and wouldn't stand still for very long at all however I did manage to snap this shot as he chowed down on something he found in the red earth. Something that strikes me about him is how blue the patches of gray are on his flanks.Hopefully someone can identify his species for me some time.


Canon EOS 20D
Canon 70-300mm lens at 300mm
1/25 secs at f/18.0
ISO 200

Lizard at Arches National Park UT

I managed to photograph this beautiful lizard at Arches National Park in Utah. Of course, with wildlife, it's often hard to get cooperation from your subject but in this case the lizard actually allowed me to get quite close with my camera without running off.

Identified as gambelia wislizenii, the long-nosed leopard lizard, by Patrick at Flickr. Thanks, Patrick!


Canon EOS 20D
Canon 18-55mm lens at 55mm
1/320 secs at f/9.0
ISO 100