Carol DM
I was walking down my deck steps this morning and heard something rustle in the leaves. I looked down and the photo is what I saw. I had my phone with me and I snapped it really quick. A baby rabbit! I see rabbits in my yard every day but never thought about babies. It is in the gutter pipe of the screen room. I slowly reached down and touched his nose slightly and he scooted away, back into the pipe. But there is not much space where he is, so there is no way he could get stuck. Of course I will keep a check on him. I just wonder if there is only one or are there more? Don’t rabbits usually have more than one at a time?
I wondered so I researched…. “Rabbits have 3-5 litters of 6-12 babies annually. Half will die due to disease, predators and Mama’s rejection of sick ones. Gestation period is 28 days, so technically, one healthy Mama can produce about 80 surviving babies annually. January through June are the most reproductive periods. Then, each of those female “babies” reproduce at 4 months of age, adding about 80 more babies each year.”
Now we know. I just hope this is not a rejected baby. Most animals do this, I have seen bluebirds leave a sick one in the box. Very sad but it is nature.
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365 Photos Challenge and I am on Day 143
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So nice and cute surprise, thank you so much for this joy!!!
Yes I could not believe it, have never seen a baby in my yard!
This adorable photo should lift everyone’s mood. Once I found a rejected baby rabbit and i took care of it for days. Al of a sudden it started shaking and I took it to the vet and he said it had an anerism in the brain. I tried!
That is nature I suppose, can be heart breaking.
Thank you for commenting LaJenna.
I had a wild baby rabbit when I was much younger. We named it Thumper just like in Bambi.
What a great memory, love the name!
He was so cute. Too bad I did not know it was wrong to keep a wild bunny. I was still in early elementary school.
I do remember my former next door neighbor who lived in Metairie Louisiana who had a huge rabbit in his back yard but I never saw the baby rabbits before.
I lived in Metairie for awhile. The babies are so cute.
Baby rabbits are cute animals.
What a cutie pie this little rabbit is. Yes, keep an eye and an ear out and let us know how he or she and his siblings are doing. My cat Runt often follows hares, rabbits, quails, and even skunks just out of curiosity but never as a predator. But when it comes to birds (sorry to tell you that) he becomes possessed and transforms into a total predator and hunter.
I will and so far I have only seen the one. My cats are both indoor only. That is funny. 🙂
My cats talk to the birds, it is so funny to hear them.
My cat talks to birds also, but only when he is indoor and they taunt him across the window pane. It is very funny to hear that almost sounding sound of “cri-cri” coming out of his mouth. Runt is an indoor and outdoor cat. I am really not too pleased that he goes outside, what with cars on the streets, kids, dogs and other cats of course. But at least he is neutered so he does not go in a lust rage against other male cats and he certainly does not impregnate females and bringing more homeless cats in the world.
It is so funny to listen to them and depending on the bird, they talk in a different tone! Good for you for keeping the amount of homeless cats down.
Adorable bunny….and thank you for sharing the information
Yes he is a cutie, you are welcome.
I am reminded of how parents in Tibet will soon dip a newborn into cold water. If the baby survives it means he will be strong in life but if not (and the baby dies) it will be better then because the baby will not suffer when he becomes an adult later.
Oh wow that sounds cruel but it is what it is Albert, right?
You are right, Carol. That is an important reason for us to discover the essence of right and wrong, cruel or humane.
Yes, another hard lesson to learn and accept in life.
Certainly! But we can wait until the fog disappears.
I know I really wanted to pickck him up but he scurried away.
Natural selection only seems cruel to us, but it is ultimately essential to the survival of the species. Just look what has become of humanity…
I understand but the compassionate side of me melts when I actually see and touch the animals.
Of course you do. But perhaps later you might take solace in the knowledge that it isn’t only natural, but necessary
I know I know I know. 🙂
Or conversely you might just enjoy that bittersweet bond of empathy with another living thing. Some folks will tell you that we’re all connected, but they’re mistaken. Some men are islands…
And some women are islands, I can relate to that phrase.
It’s very nice to have a new life in your house. He is very shy. We were very small years ago. It was during the birth that the mother ate the little ones. But I do not know the cause today. I have to be interested.
Well it is still outside for now, I have to make sure it is not diseased. Oh my, I have not heard of that.
… I just read this Elenka… If the female rabbit feels she is in the process of kindling or if she has a young litter, and then gets frightened for her life, it is well documented that she might eat her babies, destroying any evidence that would attract predators or reduce her chance of survival.
Aw, this is so cute and precious! I was just thinking that I’d love to see some rabbit photos, because you mentioned them before. It’s like you are reading my mind!
He was so tiny he would fit in my hand, if I could have held him. First time seeing babies in my yard.
Rabbits are always cute, but the babies are even more adorable.
Yes a little bundle of joy. Made me smile. 🙂