Tequila, one of our min-pins, found a nest with three bunnies in it this past Sunday. It's not much of a nest, just a small hole about the size of my fist, tucked in the side of a mound of loose dirt, with a bit of fur and grass in it ...
Anyhow, one of the little guys was out of the nest, making squeeking noises in response to Tequila's interest. Fortunately, she'd caused him no harm, and I put him back with his siblings.
These pics are from Tuesday morning ... they are so adorable!
As of last night, all three are still accounted for, a bit bigger and definitely more active! They still don't have their eyes open, so my sweet husband made a make-shift corral of 2x4's to help keep them from wandering under the fence where they would be far more exposed and might not find they're way back.
I checked on them before going to bed and found they'd moved out of the nest (which has lost it's shape anyway and is now more of a dent than a hole) and were cuddled together at the bottom of the hill, so I gathered leaves around them for a make-shift nest.
Wild rabbits aren't very discriminating about where they make their nest (we found a nest right outside our front door last winter). Mama doesn't stay with her babies (she'd be more likely to attact preditors). She'll stay in the area and visit for only brief periods during the late night hours. So if you find a nest of bunnies, you should know that it's pretty unlikely they've been abandoned.
