Faster Than A Speeding Bullet!
Wow – look at that bunny GO! I was outside enjoying the first real spring day on Monday whilst James was hopping about hither and yon, looking for anything yummy. And then…
BOOM!!!!! He went blasting past me at full speed because a dog came barreling through the neighbor’s yard right on the other side of our fence. Just look at those big ol’ hind feet – he is really hauling! I can’t believe I even got this shot. I had set the camera to its highest speed to try and catch a shot of the chippie running about, so when James startled and took off I focused on where I thought he would roar through and clicked the shutter just as he did!
James was quite safe, by the way — from the dog at least. The dog had no way to get into the yard, and never even saw James.
But James was very wise to run for cover, even if he was safe this time. We’ve had an enormous juvenile bald eagle hanging around — I saw it both yesterday and today. It even landed in the trees the next bock down, across the street.
Between our harsh winters, great horned owls, feral cats, bald eagles, loose dogs and the occasional coyote, a wild bunny’s life — even when he lives in our yard — isn’t easy.
Village Life, bunnies | JAS | 
March 18, 2009 10:59 pm
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By Kris, in New England, March 19, 2009 @ 8:00 am
Wow – James is a big boy! He really is hauling – great shot!
By JAS, March 19, 2009 @ 10:10 pm
He is a grown up bunny now, but he’s actually on the small side compared to a ’standard’ cottontail. Stewart’s offspring are like Stewart that way – a tad smaller, wiry and very tough. And quite personable, of course!