It doesn’t get much cuter than two pretty little girls and a baby bunny. Every time I see one of these furry little rabbits I swear off ever hunting them again. As a matter of fact I haven’t put a rabbit in the skillet in some time!
Anyway this little cottontail almost fell victim to my lawn mower. At this time of year, when people are cutting their grass for the first time, they need to be on the watch out for fur-balls in the high grass. A mother rabbit does not need a lot of shelter for her nest. Any slight indention in the ground, lined with some soft rabbit fur, and she’s quite content to birth her babies. They don’t stay there for long, but more than one bunny has had his little life shortened by someone doing yard work.
This little fella was by himself, and I saw him just before a premature horrendous death. I stopped the lawn mower, and just picked him up. I knew the grand-kids would get a “charge” out of him, so I put him in my cooler till they came over. They petted his little furry body, and we took some pictures, then let him go. I took him back to the area where I found him, but when I put him down he ran straight for our big pine tree. It has low hanging branches and is a perfect hiding spot. I’m sure he knew where he was going.
Before I finished cutting the grass, I took a walk around the yard. I wanted to make sure that there would be no mishaps today. If you haven’t mowed your lawn yet, it might not be a bad idea 
to do the same thing.
He is adorable. I’ve seen a lot of squirrels at my new place, but no bunnies yet. I wouldn’t mind having a few, they’re cute.
It sounds like you would have been in big trouble had you not stopped for that one Mike. Those little girls are gonna be keeping an eye on you and your mowing escapades from now on.
Great tip, Mike. Especially with the amount of rabbits running around my place (and I live in town).
He is a cute little fella, but I still love chasing ‘em through some thick stubble.