Poor Rabbit Didn't Stand A Chance
09-18-21 | 10:26 AM
#26
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From: northWET washington
I live in the greater Houston area and rabbits are a problem even in the residential neighborhoods. On my morning fitness rides, which I have to start insanely early, it's not uncommon to come across a couple of them just having a conference in the middle of the street. And for them its more of a panic flight so sometimes they will run towards the danger, sometimes away. It's very random and that's what makes it particularly dangerous. I slow, swerve and try to wait for them to make a move but I too feel like it's only a matter of time.
Squirrels are a more regular occurrence. Now, I hope the coyote has a taste for squirrels which have set up a very comfortable nest under my rooftop solar panels!!!
09-18-21 | 02:31 PM
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I remember the hordes of rabbits when I was a young GI in Texas. Unbelievable. Nightmarish for a kid from Maine. It funny how we think nothing of a thousand mosquitos buzzing around the neighborhood, but turn that into a thousand rabbits and we start to get worried for some reason.
Up here, our issue has been with chipmunks. Those wee sh*ts have been undermining my stone walls and walkways, and there are dozens of them on my property. I've killed 23 so far this year, and it hurts me greatly with every one I take, because they are pretty cute and fuzzy and comical when they are in the wild, but when they damage my property can cause similar troubles, they devolve to vermin status. One of them nested under the hood of my 2020 Ridgeline, and chewed right through the windshield washer supply tube! I tried to use my windshield washer fluid and it ran out onto the driveway!
Up here, our issue has been with chipmunks. Those wee sh*ts have been undermining my stone walls and walkways, and there are dozens of them on my property. I've killed 23 so far this year, and it hurts me greatly with every one I take, because they are pretty cute and fuzzy and comical when they are in the wild, but when they damage my property can cause similar troubles, they devolve to vermin status. One of them nested under the hood of my 2020 Ridgeline, and chewed right through the windshield washer supply tube! I tried to use my windshield washer fluid and it ran out onto the driveway!
09-18-21 | 03:16 PM
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09-18-21 | 03:25 PM
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09-18-21 | 06:49 PM
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09-18-21 | 08:25 PM
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09-19-21 | 04:13 AM
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This eventually led to finding one of our own [volume alert],
and we’re very happy indeed to have him in our lives. More here, for anyone interested in rabbits as housemates.
As for the OP, so far I’ve managed not to hit one while cycling, but I’ve certainly come close. I just slow down and wait for them to make up their minds. Needless to say I really hate seeing them come to a bad end on the road.
09-19-21 | 06:49 PM
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