For the past couple of weeks, we have been watching a hole in our back yard. In it have been five baby bunnies. For those of you who have been following our posts here and on our web albums and occasionally on
facebook, we know you have been enjoying the photos and stories as much as we have in posting them. In our almost daily checks, we have noticed the baby rabbits getting bigger and bigger. Today, they were so big, the hole could barely contain them. When I first approached the hole, the grass and fur that covered it was moving -
a lot! The grassy surface was rolling around like it was sitting on water. I poked my finger in and pulled back a small amount so I could look in and immediately one of the babies jumped out and started running around. I captured it and put it back in the hole.
A short while later, three bunnies popped out of the hole, one after the other and began running around. The first one ran so fast and so far, we couldn't keep up with it. The other two ran a short distance and stopped. I was able to capture both of them and put them back in the hole.
As for the one that got away, I followed the path it took and found the mother rabbit just beyond our fence. It is my hope that the baby ran to its mother and is safe with her.
The remaining four bunnies are safe in their hole, but considering how easily they got around this afternoon, I expect the hole to be empty by tomorrow morning. So, this may be our last bunny post for a while. Enjoy the photos! Thanks for following along.
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