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Zach has enjoyed having these bunnies nesting in the yard.  He was checking on them daily and inviting the children out to see them.  The last few days he’s gone so far as to extract the little critters from their home.  Their eyes have opened up and they’re now furry and as they grow they have become more and more able.  The last few times he had taken them out, one has made a run for it (or a hop for it to be more literal) and Zach has had to chase it down before putting it back in it’s nest.  Yesterday he had a bunny out and had somehow scared it.  The bunny started making this noise which must be some sort of warning call because all of the bunnies hopped out of the nest and hopped off in every direction.  Three of them made it across the street and into a thicket.  The forth one was captured and put back into his nest, but he jumped out again.  Zach went inside for a short time before venturing out in search of the bunnies only to scare the mother bunny as she came back to gather her babies.  Long story short, we no longer have a nest of bunnies in the front yard.

Zach pulled the little bunnies out today to show the kids.  They’re silly little things.  Two of them tried to hop away and had to be chased down the first time he pulled them out. Here’s a better shot of the little guy (or gal, who knows). And this one’s good for more perspective on their size.

Their mom is feeding them about once a night, between 7 and 9 PM.  They look pretty healthy; their eyes are opening and their fur is growing.  I try not to bug them more than it takes to peek in and make sure they’re fat and healthy.

This is a nest of new-born rabbits in my front yard. I’m keeping a close eye on it in hopes no cats or raccoons get them.