Their main prey is rabbit, but they are some of the most ferocious hunters in the bird kingdom and can hunt animals up to three times their own size. They catch and eat the standard small rodents mentioned under prior owls, as well as armadillos, raccoons, bats, weasels, skunks and even porcupines.
Comments. Submit. Lilac trees need to be protected from frost. Some varieties, like Syringa patula 'Miss Kim', are more frost hardy than others. Protect lilac trees from frost by covering them with a lightweight bed sheet or cloth tarp.ilac trees need to be protected from frost. Some varieties, like Syringa patula 'Miss Kim', are more frost hardy than others.
A rabbit nibbled the ends of my Champlain Explorer rose too. They will eat roses if they can get them. I winter protect all my other roses with cardboard, insulation and burlap so the rabbits can't get to them. An easy fix would be to wrap some burlap around your rose bush next winter. It won't be hard with just one rose.