Dear Mr. Rabbit, I hope you are enjoying the fine cuisine our garden has to offer. Last year you dined on all the Campanula as the flowers opened. I'm sure Mr. and Mrs. Deer will apologize for eating them this year before they bloomed. I noticed however, that this year you have chosen a variegated hosta as a substitute for the campanulas. I am a bit concerned that the hosta now looks incomplete as you have only eaten one side. I would have preferred that you had eaten from the back of the plant. Hosta ( photo / image / picture from Jerry Sullivan's Garden ) I do appreciate you eating the broad leaf weeds in the lawn, there you are doing a great job. I do hope you liked the mid-winter snacks the birds shared with you. I did see you briefly below the bird feeder eating sunflower seeds. I realize that a lot of animals had a rough winter. Now that the nice weather is here I wish you would expand your foraging so that only some of the plants will be effected by your daily dinner routine. Do have a nice summer, Jerry P.S I noticed you are getting pudgy around the edges. Have you ever heard of Weight Watchers?
Jerry, fat rabbits are the sign of a good gardener! Our rabbits are on the lean side, but I attribute that to being chased by coyotes and feral cats.
Our yard seems to have acquired a lot of small rabbits. They must have spent the winter multiplying. dooley
I hope Mr. Rabbit listens to your plea Jerry. Thank goodness I don't have a problem with bunnies around here. Maybe you should borrow some of Jane's coyotes and feral cats.
The only time I see/have evidence of, coyotes is during the winter. Fresh snow yields an informative array of footprints. On rare occasion early in the morning a pair cross through our yard and on their way to places unknown. The lack of cats and small dogs does tell of their exploits. The rabbit's days may be numbered. He is however, a clever bunny and is not one to stay in one spot too long. Jerry
I had coyotes try to get into my chickens last Winter. They even "marked" the front gate. I sent the foot print and yellow stain in the snow in to the local authorities and they identified it. They told me to be careful out there for they have been troublesome. This Spring we still have a million wabbits out there doing the same thing to my Hosta and other things. The deer have been bad babies also.
Wow Jerry, I have never seen damage like that done by rabbits to Hosta's. I would have assumed it was deer - that is exactly what they do to my Hosta's here.
