this here is proof that dogs, when allowed to be dogs, are not vegetarian. baby bunny.
I've seen a lot of rabbits at the farm lately. the older ones are pretty brave, leaping across the road in front of the dogs, here and there and everywhere. but the little ones aren't as fast, unfortunately.
babette, the small female dog, is an excellent hunter. she's fast and can run over 40 mph under the vineyard watering hoses and trellises. abu, babette's slightly larger half brother, isn't as fast. I found him with this baby rabbit though, at the end of our morning walk. it could be that babette gave her prize to abu, or that she found baby bunny and ran it straight to abu.
every stay at the farm is different and I see changes in the dogs as well as other creatures who live and visit depending on more factors than I would know how to see, determine or reason why. this visit will be remembered by bold hares and dusk skies filled with raptors. everyone is hungry. most especially the mosquitos, who couldn't be happier about my stay.
Awww, little bunny is sleeping.
Biggles
Posted by: Dr. Biggles | 16 June 2008 at 04:01 PM
Ahh! My first reaction to the photo was, "Did she really put a picture of a dead baby bunny front and center on her blog?!"
Then I thought, wait, this is the way it is. This is nature. This is good. Honest. And from a dog's point of view, this is fantastic stuff. How wonderful to watch your city dog tap into his instincts on the farm...
Also, I can smell the eucalyptus, the hay, and the marine layer. For some reason I have it in my head you're up near the Marin Headlands. No idea if you are, but that's what I picture. Breath deep!
Posted by: Bad Home Cook | 16 June 2008 at 05:15 PM
i grew up going to my grandparents farm every sunday and sometimes farm life was a bit too harsh for me to understand. it was not empathetic, gentle...
Posted by: Aran | 16 June 2008 at 07:26 PM
Haha...just broke down 30 rabbits the other day....
I swear my bunny can smell the blood on me when I get home.
Posted by: Richie | 17 June 2008 at 04:34 PM
Yes, such is life, and may I inform you that I saw a (the?!) squirrel this morning gorging itself on fruit outside the treehouse. I wonder, wonder, wonder. For you I would almost consider employing a slingshot.
Posted by: jlw | 17 June 2008 at 05:26 PM