These rabbits were loafing around in the paddocks of my late mother in laws property. They did untold damage to her garden (more Peter Rabbit!) so I was never really able to be honest about liking them! Well, now the truth is out.
Having said that, if I could find a way to remove them from Australia I would do it (and be a national hero).
I've included these in Macro Monday because I got a lot closer to then than normal - so they may not be true macro shots, but they are closer then normal shots.
Enjoy the close ups.
yep I know, cute but rascals in numbers on your property.
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There is a large misconception about rabbits, think Easter Bunny, ha, he was no rabbit at all but a benevolent hare. I also suspect Peter Rabbit to have been a hare. Now hares I like on my paddock, rabbits are a totally different matter. Although my grandchildren have kept and loved bunny rabbits for 20 years at least, they have all succumbed to the calici virus. Before the virus, we did have a population explosion in the shed, with multiple does throwing litters of eight or so. Cute as buttons, all of them but, since they were pets, we could not even do anything useful with them.
ReplyDeleteNice shots of the greatest pest on the continent.
What a dreadful legacy to live with . . .
ReplyDeleteI do love your bunnies, but it sad what they can do to a lovely garden. Cute shots!
ReplyDeleteNice captures Stewart. I enjoy seeing them in the countryside but wouldn't be too pleased with them in the garden. A fellow blogger who is a very keen gardener has a warren in her garden and is constantly trying to grow plants which aren't to their taste. The ultimate insult was when she sprained her ankle in one of their 'holes'! They do a wonderful job of keeping grass short in certain areas, enabling rare plants to survive of course.
ReplyDeletethey're cute, but yes, destructive and highly prolific! :)
ReplyDeleteCute pests! I love the little buggers because I don't have to live with them! Have a great week, Stewart!
ReplyDeleteI do love bunnies! We don't see much of them here in the city, but once in awhile we'll see an adult, and maybe a couple young in the spring. It's sad when someone introduces wildlife into an unnatural environment and it becomes a plague.
ReplyDeleteAre they non-native or just uncontrolled? I believe cane toads are a problem for your system, too. We have our own problems with non-native species as well.
ReplyDeleteLove rabbits but have not had to deal with damage in the garden ~ Great photography ~
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But they are cute!
ReplyDeleteNice shot! Apart from birds all the animals here seem to be in hiding because of the snow!!
ReplyDeleteThey look like they own the place. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat cuties! I don't think of rabbits as pests - but I guess that's because I don't have a garden :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome photos...they are certainly at home aren't they!
ReplyDeleteNice shots of the destructive little bunnies.
ReplyDeleteThey're cute. We have problems with city rabbits in Helsinki. The rabbits eat everything killing trees and other vegetation in the parks.
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