Rabbits don't have a very good reputation with Mrs. F.G. Our first summer here they nested under the shed, and once that was blocked off, the next year they nested among the Hostas in the oldest corner of the garden. I thought it was neat having such furry critters nearby, but I've lost all my arguments to the Head Gardener.
Any sympathy Mrs. F.G. had ended two years ago when a rabbit chewed through the bottom stems of two 8 foot high Clematis, covered in beautiful blooms! They didn't eat the leaves or anything, just killed the plants by cutting them off at ground level! I think that was when Mrs. F.G. declared war!
So imagine my surprise when I pulled up to the living room window, looked down below me, and saw a large apparently healthy rabbit sitting there! In fact it looked to be nestled right down as if it had spent the night there.
I don't know if it was my movements in the window, but soon the rabbit started to move a little. This is clearly a rabbit that survived the winter, (and survived the fox family we had nearby last year).
It actually turned around and looked toward me. Mrs. F.G.'s comment was 'those foxes didn't do their job last year!' It will be interesting to see where this marauding piece of bones and fur chooses to nest, and what damage it does to the garden plants. We may be having fun this summer!
I am quite sure that your wife and my wife could team up as a rabbit hit squad. No means to hunt them down, fair or foul, would be considered beyond the pale!
ReplyDeleteLol. Peter has proved a challenge. It’s too bad he is such a menace in the garden cause he is such a cutie!
ReplyDeleteOh Boy!!! Mrs F.G., you surely have some work to do to keep the rabbits out of the garden, flowers, vegetables, they are all tasty, let us know your plan!! F.G . Keep well away from any suggestions to re-home them safely.
ReplyDeleteRabbits have to eat, too bad they work on Mrs. F. G.'s plants. Just remind her that you built the house in the rabbits' yard and they were there first -- and then duck.
ReplyDeleteIt is so unfortunate that they have the habit of chewing on things that we love. Hopefully they move away once the two of you are out and about the garden more often when the weather improves.
ReplyDeleteGood luck keeping those bunnies out of your garden. If you find a method that works be sure to share it.
ReplyDeleteAn Easter Bunny!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to further reports from the frontline in the upcoming war. Don't get caught in the cross-fire.
Beautiful rabbit, and so nice and brown. Ours are still changing colour. Keeping it out of the garden will definitely be a challenge.
ReplyDeleteI am cheering for the rabbit.
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely a healthy looking bunny! :-)
ReplyDeleteI am not a gardener. As such I am quite on the side of the wascally wabbit.
ReplyDeleteWhere there is one...there are more:) Here we battle the squirrels:(
ReplyDeletePesky Wabbits!! Your going to have to sit on the deck with your Elmer Fudd hat on scare the holy ba-jeebers out of them.
ReplyDeleteThat looks a very cute bunny ...
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Cute Rabbit. Has Mrs FG considered putting small Vent Pipes around the base of her Clematis? Basically available at most Hardware Stores or Canadian Tire and can be reused every season.
ReplyDeleteBe Safe and Enjoy the colours of Spring.
It's about time.