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Tuesday, March 22. 2016

Snow Bunny, Easter Bunny

Out my office window yesterday. That is a Cottontail, a lucky one who survived the winter's Red-tails, owls and foxes. Our bunny population peaks in Aug/Sept, and by this time there are just enough left to begin the cycle again.


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One was setting up a nest in front of the house yesterday. They do that every year but usually in the grass, which I have to mark so I don't scythe over them.

If you disturb a nest with mobile baby rabbits, they'll scatter and won't return to the nest even if you put them back. The mother has to find them individually thereafter.

You can raise them easily with eyedropper feedings of whole milk and egg yolk mixed but they won't tame, even if you've raised them from hairless and blind. Escape is their first priority all the time.

On the other hand, they don't bite, at least the babies don't.
#1 rhhardin (Link) on 2016-03-22 06:47 (Reply)
That is the Easter Bunny, checking your house out...he was at ours this morning.
#2 Retriever on 2016-03-22 08:00 (Reply)
Bunny found by Doberman, who is pointedly ignoring the instruction "Leave the bunny alone."

Though she will.
#3 rhhardin (Link) on 2016-03-22 08:33 (Reply)
pic link

http://rhhardin.blogspot.com/2010/07/found-bunny.html
#3.1 rhhardin (Link) on 2016-03-22 08:35 (Reply)
Lots of rabbits in my neighborhood. Plenty to share with the hawks, coyotes, owls, cats and other predators. Don't fare too well when they tangle with the cars though. Mostly I just watch them now, but as a boy they were common table fare.
#4 rocdoctom on 2016-03-22 12:11 (Reply)
Easter bunnies are good..........with a little white wine, black current jelly, chicken stock, root veggies and pepper. Yummm..... Sorry.
#5 Amazed on 2016-03-22 15:27 (Reply)
Actually, those first spring bunny sightings can be quite useful for incenting good behavior in the young. "I'm not sure if that's the Easter Bunny or his cousin but if He sees you wack your sister again, there won't be much in your Easter basket..."
#6 Retriever on 2016-03-22 15:38 (Reply)
i whant elsa stuff for easter
#7 Daphne (Link) on 2016-03-23 23:22 (Reply)

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