Baby bunnies found
Hi, I am from the birding sites and wanted to get your advise. I went to fill my flower containers on saturday and dug into the old dirt and scoped out a bunny!!! Yep, 4 baby bunnies!! The dog has been sniffing like crazy and can't seem to find anything...now I know what he was looking for!! I got real nervous with the dog in our yard so I put the container of the other side of the fence. I saw a pair of rabbits in the neighbors yard yesterday, but they probably wouldn't approach the nest till after dark. I checked this morning and they are still there. They look alert so I figure mom is still tending to them. We have rabbits in our yard every night that the dog loves to chase, (he never gets even close to them) and there is a conservation easement behind my home so plenty of wildlife around. My question is Did I do the right thing moving the container to the safer side of the fence? I assume the parents figured it was safe where they put them, but I worry that the dog will find them and like I've said...he's been chasing rabits for about a year now.....I want to chenk the nest each day and make sure they are still alert, can I do this if I use gloves? Thanks for any advise.