Sunday, June 6, 2010

Bunnies in the Garden

Saturday was beautiful and sunny. A time to go into the great outdoors and tend to the gardens. The birds were chirping, the bees were buzzing and the baby bunnies were screaming. A bunny scream is a horrifying sound, and when you hear it, you know that something very bad is happening.

I rescued this batch of baby bunnies I found in the yard after a crow flew off with a couple of them. I secured the nest so the mother can get to them but the crows can't. I know when they grow up, they may be a nuisance in the garden, but I just couldn't listen to more screaming and watching the mother chase after the crow in vain. I'm hoping my good karma will come back to me by encouraging the bunnies to eat things other than my veggies!

6 comments:

  1. Awww they're sweet! You will be paid back thousand fold in good karma!! A crow carrying off bunnies? OMG how horrifying!

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  2. Great picture. I have never found a rabbit nest, but we sure seem to have an endless supply of what we call brush bunnies. A good thing since the 2 outdoor cats are trying their hardest to keep the rabbit population down. They are about the cutest things- until they start to eat something that you prize. Last year it was my dahlias.

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  3. Great picture! Rabbits are so much fun to have around - until they start to munch on the plants that you are trying to nurture. Last year they attacked my dahlias. I finally had to install a temp. Rabbit fence until the dahlias got tall enough.

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  4. Thanks Holly!

    Lexa, I see you're a dahlia fan, me too. The rabbits haven't eaten my dahlias yet, but the slug sure have been enjoying them.

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  5. Bless you for your sweet compassion! I love bunnies, but then, I've never had them munching in my garden.

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