Northeast Gardening: Sophie's Saga....The Journey Continues, 1 by evie_beevie

evie_beevie wrote:
Yes, the manatees are quite slow. Surprisingly so

I saw the rabbit again this morning and it clearly had a white spot on the forehead. Therefore it is the Eastern Cottontail (we only have that rabbit in the state, other than the possibility of the NEC).

I believe the NEC dwindled first because of deforestation in the 1800s, then man introduced the Eastern Cottontail in the 1900s. They eat similar things, though their habitats are different, and I believe the Eastern's habitat went well with what was left after the deforestation.

Here's a pic of the rabbit in question. I threw out some quartered apple yesterday afternoon, and it fought the rabbit over it :) (never seen anything jump so high before...the squirrel too!)