Rabbits

We’ve got rabbits. Hungry, hungry rabbits. The blue fescue looks like a cartoon character with a disastrous haircut.

Photograph of rabbit damage to blue fescue.
The ornamental blue fescue has been badly damaged by hungry rabbits. They have eaten most of the crown. Photographed January 23, 2018.

If you are wondering how I can be so sure of the culprits, look carefully in the lower lefthand corner of the photograph above. They left their single positive contribution to the garden—bunny poop does not burn plants the way chicken bedding will. I have also spotted at least one gangly rabbit at the bird feeder at night. This rabbit eats the safflower seed that the birds have dropped. Continue reading “Rabbits”