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Fish On
05-29-2004, 07:12 PM
Thought you guys would get a kick out of this. Was mowing the lawn today and found these little guys nested right on my fron lawn.

MrsSFrances
05-29-2004, 07:17 PM
awwwwww, look at those lil babiessssss....they are soooo cute!!!


im a girl, what do you expect...LOL:laughs:

BigFish
05-29-2004, 08:05 PM
That is a great picture....what did you do with them?:D

Raider Ronnie
05-29-2004, 08:09 PM
I hope they didn't make too much of a mess to the deck of the mower:uhoh:
Just kidding!
We've got a birds nest(robins) under the overhang on my garage on top of an outside light.
The mother has been sitting in there for quite a while and the eggs hatched over a week ago, my kids have been having a ball watching the whole process
Ron

BigFish
05-29-2004, 08:10 PM
Ya didn't hit them with the mower did ya Ron?:smash: :D

vio
05-29-2004, 11:26 PM
Bait!

killerlexus
05-30-2004, 02:40 AM
dinner

spinncognito
05-30-2004, 05:17 AM
a coat

Moose Nuckle
05-30-2004, 06:59 AM
AAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, Wookit Da Widdle Buck Tails!!!!!

macojoe
05-30-2004, 08:03 AM
Got Chum!!

Fish On
05-30-2004, 08:22 AM
Brutal crowd. I knew tha "bait" jokes would come quick.

Didn't do anything with them. Left them right there, although yesterday there was a foot of grass around the hole and now there's nothing. I'm hoping the mother will move them some place but I'm worried she may not come back.

rocketman
05-30-2004, 09:14 AM
Originally posted by BigFish
Ya didn't hit them with the mower did ya Ron?:smash: :D

Of course he hit'em with the mower,
look how short their ears are :eek:

BigFish
05-30-2004, 09:17 AM
Take good care of them Fish On....if the mother does not return, call a local Audobon Society, they might be able to put them in good, caring hands to raise them until they can be released.:D

Fish On
05-30-2004, 10:40 AM
Good news! Ichecked on them this morning and there was fresh grass over the hole. I think she's been back!

BigFish
05-30-2004, 10:44 AM
:btu: Nice....please keep us informed Fish On!:D

MrsSFrances
05-30-2004, 10:57 AM
yea! mommy doing her job! those babies are soooo cute, the lil tiny bunny ears get me....

i remember when my bunny was that small...now shes a big fat white terror:laughs:

MikeTLive
05-30-2004, 12:25 PM
Actually, the NewEngland Wildlife Center (http://www.newildlife.com/NEWC/) in Hingham deals with this kind of stuff all the time.

Originally posted by BigFish
Take good care of them Fish On....if the mother does not return, call a local Audobon Society, they might be able to put them in good, caring hands to raise them until they can be released.:D

bluefish
05-30-2004, 04:16 PM
WOW!! Being from Brooklyn....the fact that you have a front lawn amazes me........nevermind the rabbits. ;) Good luck with them.

JohnR
05-30-2004, 05:12 PM
Wouldn't last around here - coyotes :hihi:

CAL
05-30-2004, 06:58 PM
Mmmmm.......good in a stew!

No seriously , very cute. My 4 year old wants more pictures if you can.

Moose Nuckle
05-30-2004, 07:28 PM
Be Berry Berry Quiet, Were hunting WABBITS!!

fishaholic18
05-30-2004, 08:27 PM
Originally posted by JohnR
Wouldn't last around here - coyotes :hihi: C'mon John, I ain't seen no Yotes in our neck of the woods.:laughs:

Fish On
06-01-2004, 01:51 PM
No coyotes, but we do have other predators around here. This one's been hanging around today. I hope he doesn't find my bunnies.

ps: they are doing great, mom's been back every day. Hopefully this guy doesn't see her going to the nest.

Fish On
06-01-2004, 02:34 PM
Here's a picture from today. These guys are really getting bigger! Eyes are wide open now and they are actually making little bunny noises.

BigFish
06-01-2004, 02:42 PM
Mother Nature is a wonder.....she does great work!;)

MrsSFrances
06-01-2004, 03:39 PM
they are just too cute...keep us posted on these lil babiessss:)

Diamond Tackle
06-01-2004, 08:06 PM
looks like its getting crowded in there. We had only 3 in a hole this year. They grew real fast. I still see them when im cutting the lawn,as they spook out of the shrubs. they are fun to watch.

Fish On
06-01-2004, 09:11 PM
There's 8 in this hole if you can believe it. I want to get some pictures when the first come out of the hole but I'm afraid I'll miss it. I don't think it will be long before they are hopping about on there own.

Fish On
06-03-2004, 09:30 AM
Wow, not sure how long they will be in the nest now. They are bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.

MrsSFrances
06-03-2004, 10:41 AM
awwwww.....look at those lil guys, they look like they are about to hop the coop..ar..ar..ar


too cute....thanks fish on for keepin us posted...mother nature is great:D

MAC
06-03-2004, 05:59 PM
Hope you don't have a garden....... if so, you probably won't think they are so cute.

Fish On
06-04-2004, 04:41 PM
Well I just took a peek in the nest and these guys are really getting big. One of them bolted across the yard. I had to chase him down, put him in my ball cap, and put him back in the nest. I was lucky to catch him.

Anyway there are only 6 in there now, so either 2 were someone's lunch or they already left the nest. I can't imagine and animal would have eaten 2 and left the rest. I hope it's the later.

Also, I say a gray fox in my backyard today. I hope he doesn't come back.

Cheers!

Jenn
06-04-2004, 07:57 PM
Pretty amazing if you think about it.....rabbits having a gestation period of about thirty days!!! Hence the rabbit fornication jokes I suppose....:rolleyes: :D

striprman
06-05-2004, 07:42 AM
The rabbits ate all the flowers my wife planted around the house.

Fish On
06-05-2004, 09:11 AM
Well this morning they are all gone. I sort expected to wake up this morning and not find them.

A bit of sad news though, I found one on the lawn, not sure what happened to him, but at least one didn't make it.

I hope the rest of them made it ok.

striprman
06-05-2004, 10:19 AM
http://looneytunes.warnerbros.com/stars_of_the_show/bugs_bunny/bugs_story.html

Fish On
06-11-2004, 01:39 PM
Here's another little guy I dound venturing from the nest.

MrsSFrances
06-11-2004, 04:16 PM
sadly it looks like he fell or was pushed out of the nest, to young to fly yet, looks like a blue jay chick...

he was probly the weakest in the nest either that or he got to close to the edge....

thats a great photo though, really clear....

poor lil guy:(

Fish On
06-11-2004, 04:20 PM
That may be true, but amazingly I actually caught the mother (or father) feeding the little guy on the ground. Also, they were sticking close to him from the tree above. I couldn't see a nest anywhere though or I'd try to put him back in. He's pretty mobil hopping all around so perhaps the nest is a way off.

MikeTLive
06-11-2004, 04:45 PM
BlueJays will kick your ass if you get too close to the nest/baby.

Fish On
06-15-2004, 03:26 PM
The little bird is doing great. He's doing short little test flights all over the yard with mommy watching close by. Here's a picture of mommy.

The Dad Fisherman
06-16-2004, 07:27 AM
Originally posted by MikeTLive
BlueJays will kick your ass if you get too close to the nest/baby.


And I can confirm that from experience. I got to close to one w/ out realizing it and the next thing I know WHAMMM!! The bird is smacking the crap out of the back of my head.....and they weren't love taps.

MrsSFrances
06-16-2004, 11:52 AM
AWESOME!!!! I am glad to hear that he is doing good and doing test flights!! ...lol...


Another mommy doing her job! YAY! for mother nature!


and yes Blue Jays will give ya a run for your money...lol...my dog knows that personally...hahah...nothing like seeing a big rotty running around the yard trying to hide from this lil bird...:laughs:

fishweewee
06-16-2004, 04:19 PM
Adult birds will abandon their nest and young if you disturb them. Best thing to do is stay away and let momma take care of its baby.

Katie
06-17-2004, 07:48 AM
we found baby rabbits before here in the feild 6 of them.. we named them..we went to get food and this is when we got into a car accident.. this was about 4 years ago.. we named them i think..piglet..eeyore...tiger..pooh..rabbit (lol)...hairball..and furball...lol..what do you expect i was 10..lol..but they died 2 days later i think...i think i held'em to much...