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Mammals - Rabbit Page 2
Image Taken on 26 Jan 2018
at 16:59 Image of day on 14 Mar 2018
Four regular 'Mound visitors' species captured over 50 hours, all where they
were at the time.
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Image Taken on 10 Dec 2024
at 06:33 Image of day on 12 Jan 2025
2 different Rabbits visiting the Meadow site about an hour apart a bit
before 'sunrise'. The one on the left looks like our venerable 'Three Ears'.
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Ref: 20250112_e6a_20241210_0633_056+0737_057_fb5 2 different rabbits visit meadow site (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 28 Nov 2008
at 21:00 Image of day on 17 Dec 2008
Obviously rabbits are not frightened of mice, unlike the
proverbial Elephant. (But see also the image for 31 Dec 2008.)
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Image Taken on 17 Aug 2014
at 22:07 Image of day on 31 Oct 2014
Fieldmice (Wood Mice) apparently understand that rabbits are not a threat to them.
This chance moment caught the fieldmouse (wood mouse) leaping by the oblivious rabbit.
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Ref: 20141031_e62_20140817_2207_277_fb5 fieldmouse (wood mouse) leaping alongside rabbit (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Nov 2007
at 17:00 Image of day on 17 Dec 2007
This atypical juxtaposition just took our fancy .
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Ref: 20071217_d3a_20071115_1700_049 fb2 fieldmouse (wood mouse) leaping in front of rabbit(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image of day on 23 Oct 2005
Just a rather typical collection of visitors. The slug is the
shiny brown thing on the log.
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Ref: 20051023_d3c_25452 fb2 fieldmouse (wood mouse) leaping, rabbit & slug 2005oct17_05-42-12(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 15 Feb 2016
at 18:11 Image of day on 19 Mar 2016
These two creatures were photographed just 4 minutes apart, and
we often see Rabbits and Fieldmice (Wood Mice) coexisting in peace. So here
is a fun but accurate montage that also contrasts the difference in size.
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Ref: 20160319_e63_20160215_1811_032+1807_031_fb1 fieldmouse (wood mouse) on stone + rabbit with pear stalk in mouth (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 06 Dec 2023
at 17:52 Image of day on 10 Jan 2024
We don't understand why we see these mouse jamborees for short periods at most
every few days, and this one is the first at the Rabbit (hopefully soon Fox Earth) hole.
This camera is set to take 4 pics per trigger, so this is about a quarter of the mouse
appearances - apparently a single mouse - there are no frames with two sets of eyes!
All in 9 minutes!
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Ref: 20240110_sp1_20231206_1752_090-1801_120_sp1 fieldmouse (wood mouse) or fieldmice (wood mice) around rabbit hole (approx montage over 9 mins)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 04 Sep 2007
at 21:39 Image of day on 03 Oct 2007
The relative sizes of these two is startling when you see them
together. The mouse seems not the least bothered.
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Ref: 20071003_d36_20070904_2139_194 fb1 fieldmouse (wood mouse) taking no notice of rabbit jumping right over it(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 03 Aug 2025
at 00:59 Image of day on 25 Sep 2025
The Scraggy-tailed Fox keeps an eye of the Rabbit hole.
They can probably smell the Rabbits and hope that one might be
at the entrance ready to grab.
 investigates rabbit hole south of round mound (montage bottom first)(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20250925_bu2_20250803_0059_408+0101_409_sc7 fox (scraggy tail) investigates rabbit hole south of round mound (montage bottom first)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 26 May 2016
at 04:46 Image of day on 03 Jul 2016
There is a rabbit burrow entered from under the lower slab, and the Fox
at the top seems to be waiting hopefully for a incautious Rabbit to appear.
15 minutes later we are surprised to see a Fox 'Cub' in a similar position.
90 minutes later, as the day gets lighter, a baby Rabbit ventures out - now
in comparative safety.
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Ref: 20160703_bu1_20160526_0446_228+0459_229+0623_305 fox at rabbit hole then fox cub then young rabbit 1-3 of 3 (montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Jan 2024
at 01:03 Image of day on 02 Feb 2024
Here a Fox shows us why they visit our patch on most nights - here leaving
at the east hedge gap, complete with a good sized Rabbit clamped in their jaws.
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Ref: 20240202_bua_20240108_0103_028_sc8 fox carrying dead rabbit toward east hedge gap (crop only)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 08 Oct 2022
at 21:02 Image of day on 11 Nov 2022
Another reason for the lack of Rabbits is the increasing activities of the Fox,
here carrying off another young Rabbit.
No - its NOT the Rabbit above - this photo was taken 2 days earlier.
) to east hedge gap (slightly adjusted montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20221111_bua_20221008_2102_166+167_sc8 fox carrying prey (rabbit (q)) to east hedge gap (slightly adjusted montage)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Mar 2023
at 23:11 Image of day on 02 May 2023
A Fox walk past the meadow site with what looks like a young Rabbit clamped in
their jaws.
 in mouth past woodland site (crop 1)(r+mb id@768).jpg)
Ref: 20230502_e64_20230326_2311_103_fb2 fox carrying rabbit (q) in mouth past woodland site (crop 1)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Mar 2023
at 23:11 Image of day on 02 May 2023
More detail of the victim.
 in mouth past woodland site (crop 2 - head and prey detail)(r+mb id@432).jpg)
Ref: 20230502_e64_20230326_2311_103_fb2 fox carrying rabbit (q) in mouth past woodland site (crop 2 - head and prey detail)(r+mb id@432).jpg
Image Taken on 25 Nov 2024
at 03:40 Image of day on 29 Dec 2024
In the small hours we get this glimpse of a Fox exiting the site with
what is most probably a Rabbit in their mouth.
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Ref: 20241229_bu7_20241125_0340_091+092 fox carrying rabbit or hare towards south hedge gap 1+2 of 2 (accurate montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 26 Aug 2022
at 22:45 Image of day on 05 Oct 2022
We nowadays see very few Rabbits in our patch, but this fox has obviously found
one and appears to be carrying it out of the plot through the east hedge gap.
Another less clear instance occurred on the next night.
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Ref: 20221005_bua_20220826_2245_034_sc8 fox carrying rabbit to east hedge gap 1 of 3 (crop)(r+mb id@768).jpg
Image Taken on 20 Jan 2022
at 06:16 Image of day on 14 Feb 2022
A little before dawn this Fox again visits the disused rabbit hole on the Mound.
Lots of pics of this suggest that one or more foxes check this hole every night.
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Ref: 20220214_bu2_20220120_0616_415+417_sc7 fox checks disused rabbit hole (accurate montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 15 May 2016
at 05:34 Image of day on 21 Jun 2016
A hungry fox slightly crouched a few metres from the active Rabbit hole in
this mound under the bottom (remaining) step. This is around sunrise - the fox
undoubtedly hoping an incautious young Rabbit will appear to provide his 'supper'.
 near sunrise(r+mb id@576).jpg)
Ref: 20160621_bu1_20160515_0534_132 fox crouched staring at rabbit hole (under bottom slab) near sunrise(r+mb id@576).jpg
Image Taken on 15 May 2023
at 07:12 Image of day on 30 Jun 2023
The Foxes seem to have stopped occupation in the Mound, and the hole
seems to becoming safe to access again.
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Ref: 20230630_b20_20230515_0712_105+_0806_139 fox earth no longer in regular use as rabbit visits (montage)(r+mb id@576).jpg
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