{"id":13401,"date":"2021-06-26T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=13401"},"modified":"2021-06-22T14:02:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T19:02:16","slug":"weekend-critters-cottontails-in-the-back-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yogisden.us\/?p=13401","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Critters &#8211; Cottontails in the Back Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m6CWML\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51259618726_cea99f0417.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0535\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We found out this week that we have a Cottontail doe and at least two kits in our back yard. You can see one of the kits in the upper right corner of the photo above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m6DZjz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51259822353_c8b391530a.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0532\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So that&#8217;s all great but we had a family earlier this spring and are two dogs got three of the four kits. I was pretty angry with them but dogs do what dogs do. We are keeping our dogs away from this latest family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m6E1bK\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51259825263_64ae0fb97a.jpg\" alt=\"_DSC0536\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Which is fine but now we have a hawk hanging around the backyard now and we think it might have got one of the babies. Hawks have to eat, I get it, and they have babies that need fed also. Nature is kind of mean sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2m6ukwi\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51257939193_e2139b594b_c.jpg\" alt=\" \" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s Lizzy. She doesn&#8217;t go outside. You can tell she is not missing too many meals. She is grumpy because I was trying to get a shot of her sleeping and it woke her up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m linking with<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/viewingnaturewitheileen.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Eileen&#8217;s Saturday Critters<\/a><\/strong>. Come join the fun!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We found out this week that we have a Cottontail doe and at least two kits in our back yard. You can see one of the kits in the upper right corner of the photo above. 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