Several days ago, Heather, my wife noticed that there were baby bunnies stashed in one of her unused pots. She checked on them a couple times and then I rigged up my trail cam to overlook the pot.
When I check the camera the next day, sure enough, a moma rabbit showed up at about 6:30 am. Heather had read that the mommas check and feed their kits right before dawn.
So the mom got up there and hopped around a little bit. I’m not showing ever pic. The one above is the next to last one in the sequence.
And then there is about a ten minute time where mom is checking and feeding her babies.
When I pulled the chip and saw what was happening, Heather went out and checked and the kits are still alive. She checked on them yesterday and this afternoon. They are still alive and growing. So that is kind of cool but we are concerned about their future. Which the future of rabbits is not a very happy subject under the best of circumstances.
I’m linking with Saturday’s Critters.
awww they are so cute, sad that rabbits are classed as pests here.
Hello,
What a great series on the bunny, I hope the babies and mama stay safe.
I know my dog Miney, would not tolerate a bunny in her yard.
Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Take care, have a great weekend. PS, thank you for leaving me a comment.
…some mommas are smarter than others.
Nice capture of the bunny family. Hope the mom keeps them safe and they grow up well.
What a lovely heart-warming post.
I was intrigued by your post, and just did a little internet research. I found this abandonment is not and is actually normal behavior. Mother rabbits will only visit their young a couple of times a day, to nurse them. Apparently, babies have no scent while the mothers have a strong scent and it’s speculated that may be a reason for the infrequent visits i.e this is actually a protective behavior. But if you are worried about rabbit survival, I could try to ship you some of my neighborhood’s adult rabbits if your supply runs low. We have plenty and my yard will thank you.
How exciting! Rabbits are very low on the food chain, but mamma has managed to reach the stage of raising them. That’s a good sign, but trying to keep a rabbit out of harm’s way is something else. Good luck. I always get so excited when I see one, but lately I see none.