Here is the cottontail bunny tracks I followed yesterday. This was a BIG bunny—bigger than my chickens. Big Foot Bunny is his name. I stayed with him for a long ways until finally he got under a bush and felt safe and warm. At one point he sat straight up and turned and looked at me, like I had food for him? Actually, he was bigger than my “Scottish Fold Cat”!
It is still pretty icy to go on my walk this morning, so I think I will do house chores first and wait until this afternoon to explore and walk. Big Foot is apparently following the same rule, as there is no sign of him as I look out my Window in the Kitchen. Maybe I should take a carrot with me if I should happen to meet him in the snow!
I did my chores and a neighbor friend came by to get a couple of dozen eggs, and we visited a while. After they left, the clouds came over and it turned cold, but I decided not to be a “fluff” and I threw on my jackets and went for my walk. I saw fresh deer prints and a calf walking around, but my “Big Foot Bunny” was hiding out some place. I did chop up a carrot and left it at the place where we had an encounter yesterday. I will be checking to see if the carrot disappears.
A small hawk was flying over my chickens and I went down to them with my large shovel in hand to scare him away. My hens are always glad to have me for their protector because the old rooster doesn’t really do anything but make a noise. I also gave them their daily treat of torn up tortilla pieces, warmed up in the microwave.
Tomorrow we have to go to town, stop at the feed store, and go to Costco. Big Foot Bunny will be here alone.