Rabbits

When we first moved to Hope Valley, there were a lot of rabbits all over this area. In 2006, a rabbit made a nest for her new babies in my lettuce planting. That was the peak of the population because soon after coyotes started moving into the area. Until last year, I rarely saw a rabbit and even then, no more than one at a time. Last fall, I started noticing more rabbits. This spring, there are even more rabbits and they are munching on grass and dandelions. I'm sure it won't be long before we start to hear the yelps of coyotes in the middle of the night, communicating with the others in the pack and tracking down their prey like the rabbits who have been flourishing over the last two years.