I was awakened by thundering hooves and chattering sounds!

Mmmmmm rabbit stew. (lol)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Santa and his reinrabbits!
Good thing you had that Nikon handy.. that’ll teach them!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Sweet!! Outside the gardens and flowerbed!
Great shot!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

They’re welcome to all the bird and squirrel feed they want, as long as they leave my plants alone!

-- the day you quit learning is the day you quit living.

I find that feeding the critters is much easier than keeping them out of the garden.
If I can get them to feed at a certian spot in the yard I have almost no problems.
They will eat whatever is available when they a e humgry.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

I’m with you dini …

Bob, I have a little “gal” who lives predominately in our backyard and our neighbors. I love to watch her roam the yards and nibble. But was she ever EXCITED about all my containers and baskets that I had put out on our back patio … I had chased her away a couple of times; but in the end had to purchase some pepper spray for my plants. Hope I did not make her too mad—LOL!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I feed them bird seed. As you can sse they like to pick it up when it’s been a bit wet so I now put a little in a dish and wet it down the night before.
I use a bit of pepper oil (chilli oil) in soap solution a couple of times during the summer as a tonic spray on my garden.
I call it a “tonic” as it disuades the insects and critters and the plants don’t seem to mind the bath.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

Bird seed eh?! I wouldn’t mind feeding “her”, but have been a bit hesitant since she is wild. With us not staying here like we originally thought, I would hate to get her used to coming around “me” and then possibly sell the house to people who would not “love her” like I do. Does that make any kind of sense … she is such a pretty little thing. Last year she made a nest in my evergreens and had wee ones. “Dad” has got to be here somewhere, but haven’t seen him … just her. Yah, just a little excitement in the midst of the “concrete jungle” ... hahahaha!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I know what you mean GramT.Last year I fed 2 little raccoons on my porch at the other place.Every night about 10 or 10:30 they would waddle up and look for our supper left overs.Don’t know what happened to mom and dad but they grew pretty big by winter.I kept thinking about them all winter because the new people have 2 dogs and came from the city.Dogs probably never seen a coon before.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Guess I treasure what wildlife I see around here cuz there is not much. We were in a much more rural setting at our old home … so to see coons, possum, rabbits, pheasant, etc. was pretty normal. I really did not think about feeding any of them cuz there was lots of them. But here, well I am finding I am getting attached to this one little furry friend; therefore worry about her well-being if I do befriend her. Oh well … guess I will just continue to share my yard with her … we both love to sit in the yard, her nibbling whatever in the sun, me in my swing. A simple pleasure … :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

Sounds wonderful to me GramT.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

Great shot Bob. I had a family of rabbits last Summer …. visitors only.

Lots of grey and black squirrels attacking the feeders. Now the squirrels have settled for the one large feeder and the wee birds have the silo feeder. No fighting.

-- blooz 5b - You can bury a lot of troubles digging in the dirt. ~author unkown

Blooz: What happend around here is you feed a few critters and they kind of set up a territory and that keeps rovers away from my place.
I’m not saying it’s a perfect system but it beats the heck out of fences, pesticides and the like.

Plus you get to watch their antics.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

LOVELY BUNNIES BOB THEY PROBABLY STOP THE GNOMES GETTING BORED . WE HAVE A SMOKING RESEARCH LABATORY IN SOUTHERN ENGLAND AND SOME ANIMAL RIGHTS PROTESTERS LET ALL THE RABBITS ESCAPE. THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS WENT WELL FOR THE RABBITS WHO INDULGED THEMSELVES ON A FIELD OF CARROTS AND NIGHTS OF CONTINIOUS SEX WITH THEIR WILD COUSINS,
HOWEVER ON THE THIRD DAY ABOUT HALF OF WENT BACK TO THE LABARORATORY GASPING FOR A CIGARETTE.
REGARDS MIKE

-- MIKE MILTON COMMON U.K.

Mike, I have considered Gnome racing once I get the Rabbits used to a bridle.

Bob

-- I want to believe in a lot of things but, in the meantime I have to deal with the truth

you two lol
I can’t imagine an evening with the the two of you bantering… there’d be one-liners flying back and forth for hours!

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Bob

As I read, I glanced and saw rabbits then back reading, more rabbits, back to reading again

You write so well I thought I was reading a mystery book and I was

Aren’t they cute

-- NS Zone 5B 200 KM East of Halifax cheers Bunting------Having a place to go – is a home. Having someone to love – is a family.