said by GeekGirl1 :

I used to keep rabbits. Here's the "acceptable" veggie list: »www.rabbit.org/care/veggies.html

The best thing you can do is insure that there are no fertilizers or pesticides used anywhere near the rabbits. They are very sensitive to pesticides- small amounts can be deadly. Rinse off all food that you leave out for them.

Dandelions are just about the best source of nutrition for a rabbit. They love clover. I also planted wild hay for them (I got seeds from the bedding I occasionally used in the hutch).

said by Gemologist :

And something that should NOT be done! Sorry, but that is a bad thing to do, especially on a common basis. Wild animals will become dependent on hand outs and can then starve when they don't get them. Also hand outs tend to fill the animals up, and then they don't eat the foods they need to get the specific nutrients for their health. Thousands of water fowl die yearly because of these practices!

One should NEVER get animals used to people, that is very very bad for them. If a picture can not be gotten without baiting, especially and specifically long term baiting, then it is better off not gotten!

We should observe and admire nature, but not interfere and change it. When we are done there should be no clues left that we were there.

said by antiphishing :

You have to entice Eastern Cottontails with food like you do with Squirrels to get them use to being near humans. Once they relate humans with getting food, then you will be able to get very close to them.

said by Kringle :

Using your descriptions it seems that we do actually have a few around here. I seldom see them and, even then, it's only from quite far away when I'm taking the dogs for their final daily walk around midnight. The rabbits seem to have made their home in the rather large green space that makes up the schoolyard near my house.

Nonetheless, until I invest in a 400+mm lens and a powerful flash, those conditions mean that I likely won't be getting any usable pictures.

said by Kringle :

Some great shots and informative too. Thanks for posting this.

said by timcuth :

Yep.

»www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-ab···bit.html

Facts about Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

Distribution and Habitat

These rabbits are mostly found in southern Canada, eastern Mexico, central America, northern regions of South America and eastern and south-central United States. They can be commonly seen in New Mexico, Arizona and mid-west North America. Nowadays, there have been reports of occasional sightings of this rabbit in New England too.

Tim

said by antiphishing :

I didn't know that they where down in Alabama.

said by timcuth :

I see one just like that in my yard every now and then.

Tim