tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post5823945082496542008..comments2024-03-19T15:39:56.057-04:00Comments on Natural Gardening: An Eastern cottontail rabbitLisa Wagnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08546271182217310594noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-30887387828853017702010-06-03T17:20:14.557-04:002010-06-03T17:20:14.557-04:00I've got two or three running around my suburb...I've got two or three running around my suburban yard--fat ones! This year they have only nibbled the basil, I suspect. Last year they liked the lima bean seedlings. I worry the Cooper's hawk will get them, but they are probably too big.ValHallahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843439954015747722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-77262965984901934532010-05-24T20:58:37.619-04:002010-05-24T20:58:37.619-04:00Oh, I know they're tremendous herbivores, but ...Oh, I know they're tremendous herbivores, but I'm always glad to see them. In our (ex)urban settings, it seems to me that rabbits aren't as adaptable as squirrels, raccoons, and other critters.<br /><br />I'm glad to have them eat clover, etc. which seem to be their preference; only in extreme drought years do they seem to want to eat the Rudbeckia hirta, etc. in my garden.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06657232418012801175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4859873319068539701.post-14965042136071309072010-05-24T11:14:17.859-04:002010-05-24T11:14:17.859-04:00I saw three cottontails on my early morning walk t...I saw three cottontails on my early morning walk today. We see them often in our yard, too. So far they haven't done much damage to my plants, but I don't grow vegetables. I know they're troublesome for some, but I love to see them.Ginnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14949235207762990894noreply@blogger.com