Monday, 16 February 2015

saved, cute little distractions

was getting into my garden this morning, thinning out all the cosmos that are growing so thick & also another bush that gets a pretty little speckled purple flower. it was a beautiful day for gardening, the cat, Cuddles had joined me & we were having a lovely chat when all of a sudden i hear 'screaming' turned around to look at the cat & he had a small furry object in his mouth squirming about which i promptly managed to get off him without harming it any further. turned to walk out of the garden & 2 steps over came across another little furry bundle, so picked it up & had 2 of them to figure out what to do with, gosh, couldn't put them back as the cat was trying to climb my leg to get to them as it was, so rang a friend & she said a wildlife carer should take them


this one was trying to get away after almost being the cats morning tea
aren't they just too cute?
it's the first hare i've been able to save from the cat, usually they don't make it. 

 i am thinking of extending the rocks & logs i have out in the garden so they have a bit more of a hidey hole to rest in while mum & dad go foraging. already have a bundle out there that is housing the bromeliad & some cordylines, will post about it when i do it later, another day.
they've been picked up & i said that it's okay to release them back here when they are ready.

 hope you enjoyed these cute little furry bundles as much as i did

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11 comments:

  1. Sherri4:53 pm, February 16, 2015

    They are really lovely Selina. You certainly have a lot of wildlife visiting your place, possums, wallabies and now hares.

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  2. poggeaux6:44 pm, February 16, 2015

    Hares! I have never seen any up that close and certainly not baby ones

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    1. selina10:58 pm, February 16, 2015

      yes, not often we get close ups of the living kind either, so quite enjoyed it too.

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  3. Unknown12:09 am, February 18, 2015

    Oh, how sweet. I am so glad you were able to rescue them.

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  4. Blinky1:26 pm, February 18, 2015

    Yes - too cute for morning tea, Selina. Glad you were able to save them both.

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  5. Nanna Chel10:23 pm, February 18, 2015

    Very cute, Selina. Do you have any rabbits up there as I believe there are quite a few in Queensland now? They have been seen not far from here and I heard on the news that they are becoming a real pest once again. Glad you saved the hares from the cat.

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    1. selina10:47 pm, February 18, 2015

      no rabbits here in this area that i've seen, they are out of control down woodford, kilcoy & maleny way though, or were a few years ago, have only seen hares here. too many native & feral predators here perhaps, who knows

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  6. Emma Christian7:19 am, February 21, 2015

    Hares are an introduced feral species yes? I'm confused as to why they would be allowed to be released again in the wild?

    Whilst they are not as much of a problem as rabbits here I would have thought they would have to be euthanized? They do tend to damage young gums and other young native plants as they ring bark them.

    xx

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    1. selina10:21 am, February 21, 2015

      yes, they are an introduced species but so are rabbits, dogs & cats, rabbits are just cuter to have as pets...

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    2. Emma Christian8:05 am, February 22, 2015

      I realize this, but we are not allowed to let rabbits go into the wild, and there is a lot of money spent trying to eradicate feral cats and dogs. Same as carp in the river - you catch them you have to kill them.

      So I'm wondering why the hares would be saved and then released as they are also a feral animal - a cute one none the less! Or do you mean you would take them on as pets? Which is an entirely different matter. I may have mis-read. :)

      xx

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    3. selina10:52 pm, February 23, 2015

      they are a pest but i couldn't bring myself to kill these, whereas if the cat catches & kills one, i'm ok with that too. it's hard, i love all animals (cats mostly)

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