rabbit eats marigold

This cute little bunny is growing very fast. He now eats a surprising quantity of my garden plants. I didn't really see a need for him to eat my nice big marigold. They can't taste good. They have a very pungent odor and I plant them mostly as a pest deterrent.

But the rabbit started in on the big yellow flower, and then he ate the smaller yellow flower, and then the leaves and the stem. Well, yes, that stem was hanging out over the path and probably did need clipping - but it did not need to be entirely consumed by a rabbit.

The Boston Globe had an article two days ago about the rabbits that are over running the Boston area. (Run, rabbit, run) They pointed put that one female rabbit (probably a male needed too) can produce 5-6 bunnies 2-3 times a year totaling lots. And bunnies mature fast, so ones born in the first two litters can produce additional litters of bunnies of their own in that one year. So 2 parents can make about 50 rabbits in one season!

Well, Skippy has decided he wants in on the fun. He loves chasing cottontails. So now when I spot one out the window, I tell Skippy and he gets the bunny to move on - fast. Thanks Skip! I think I already have enough cute bunny-eats-plants pictures. Now I need a bunny-runs-fast picture.