Populating the area around the cabin, a few Eastern Cottontail Rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) provide fun entertainment as they grow from the size of one’s hand to an adult. They love to eat the clover which grows in great abundance and because care is taken not to tempt them, they eat little else. Little else that is obvious.
One response to “Eastern Cottontail”
I still remember my stellar rabbit year and the “herd” I had out in my lawn up North. My dog at the time, Mojo loved to chase but never caught. It was a delight watching them grow. I purposely planted clover because I read somewhere they will eat clover above all else. It’s a shame the weed-n-feed for lawns these days kills clover. When I was a child there was always clover in the lawn and honestly, it feels better underfoot than grass.
Brenda you’ve captured a perfect portrait of this beautiful, timid (because everything eats them!), furry creature.