Jim Brandenburg / Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) yawning, South Dakota

Jim Brandenburg / Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus), South Dakota

Andy Trowbridge / Swamp harrier (Circus approximans) feeding on rabbit prey (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand. April.

Andy Trowbridge / Swamp harrier (Circus approximans) perched on rabbit prey (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Lake Ellesmere, Canterbury, New Zealand. April.

Alan Murphy/ BIA / Northern Caracara (Caracara cheriway) with Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) prey, Texas

Pete Oxford / Swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia, USA, March.

Pete Oxford / Swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia, USA, March.

Barry Mansell / Swamp Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Everglades National Park, South Florida, USA, May

Pete Oxford / Swamp rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) Little St Simon's Island, Barrier Islands, Georgia, USA

Fraser Gunn / Swamp Harrier (Circus approximans) landing beside dead rabbit, New Zealand

David Welling / Swamp rabbit {Sylvalagus aquaticus} Sabine NWR, Lousiana, USA.

Jim Brandenburg / Cottontail Rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) in snow, South Dakota