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    Is there such a thing as a 'swamp rabbit'?

    Thank you. I remember looking, and not finding anything similar. Not that I didn't search although most of it was awhile back and just a quick look again now. But now I remember, that the name was used for a rabbit of the southeastern USA, so not near the range of upper Michigan where I saw the...
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    Otter

    That's excellent. So fun. We have north american river otters in upper Michigan. I guess not even all that rare in certain areas. But I have never seen one. I would love to. Congratulations on seeing yours!
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    Brown Bear encounter

    I'll never forget the cartoon which showed a view out the car window of the side mirror which had text on it "Warning: Objects are closer than they appear." And the mirror view was filled with a bloodshot looking eye. Hey, totally OT I know. But I was a kid then. And if something reminds me of...
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    Is there such a thing as a 'swamp rabbit'?

    Almost 30 years now, I was hiking through some balsam and birch mix in Upper Michigan, stepped across a tiny creek and from the very deep snow an extremely large (enormous!) very dark cottontail emerged and tried to run. Snow was several feet deep and soft and it struggled 10-12 feet and...
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    Hi! (warning, tldr)

    Hi, new birder here. Maybe a wannabe birder. As a young man I hunted grouse. Not for decades but when I got my rescue lab, 8 years ago, I found out somebody had trained him to hunt, and he had an unbelievable nose. But was terrified of storms. Or guns. To see for sure I carried my 16 ga out for...
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