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We have three cottontail rabbits in residence here: one mature buck aka Big Bun and two smaller ones that we thought were siblings as we often see them hanging out together. Last evening, on a break from our film and a fire night, we saw the two younger rabbits engaged in a courtship dance in front of the big birch. About five feet from the Giving Stone, they were facing each other with maybe a foot and a half separating them. Either individually or in unison, they were jumping straight up and down. Now from what I have read, this often leads to jumping over each other and later the female rearing up on her hind legs and boxing the males ears and face. Often, coitus follows.
Alas, it was not to be. As they were gazing into each other's eyes, our young lovers were interrupted by the unwanted presence of our giant resident Racoon, Goliath. He lives under the deck and had come out to see what was left on the Giving Stone buffet. The spell was broken and the younguns dashed off to safety.
Another sign of the oncoming Spring and perhaps we'll see a new crop of kittens. Yep, that's what baby bunnies are called. I did not know this!
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