What can I say, Rocko has a thing for small animals.
Even though we live in the city, there is an abundance of wildlife from the nearby park -there are always bunnies around, which makes Rocko very happy. When he spots one he is off down the sidewalk with his tail wagging. It is a rare evening that he goes out and there is not at least one, if not three or four, rabbits in the back yard.
City rabbits know no fear !
Last summer we reseeded part of the yard and let it grow a little long to take hold. Bad idea, since this made the perfect place for a bunny nest. Luckily the first pass with the lawnmower did no harm, but then it was necessary to build a small hutch to place over the nest to keep the babies safe.
Mama Bunny had no problem with taking care of the babies with Rocko hovering around. She was comfortable enough to hop right by as he lay next to the nest. Finally one day as we were getting ready for our walk, we came upon the new babies out of the nest and ready to leave home. Rocko watched as I ran for the camera, a few quick pictures and they were gone.
But they’ll be back, this is an annual event !
One baby bunny and . . .
another baby bunny . . .
as they go off into the world