Bunny

I guess there are enough predators here on the coastal region of Oregon that the rabbits tend to keep a real low profile. I notice the lack of rabbits every year as Easter arrives. I know Eastern Oregon has big problems with Jack Rabbits, but I rarely ever see a hare out here. I have seen some tracks in the snow on the upper portions or my property, but it’s nothing like the rabbit presence I had on the east coast.

When driving through the suburbs in New Jersey at night one will see rabbits scurrying all over as your headlight beams cross someone’s lawn. Having had pet rabbits one quickly learns how destructive they are they will dig through and chew and eat just about everything. Gardeners back east fence their gardens or run a low slung electric fence to keep rabbits out. However it is odd how little damage the wild hares do to property. I’ve had more damage from moles, rats and birds than I’ve ever had from wild rabbits.

It is rare that I ever see a road side rabbit. There is a couple I occasionally see when I drive by Fort Clatsop. There is a couple I see over at a neighbor’s house. I see them rarely enough to make a rabbit sighting special to me. I rarely see coyotes and they are special, too, though rabbits are quiet neighbors, and I hear coyotes nightly. I probably hear them after they score a bunny for dinner.