tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post7790569444429174742..comments2024-03-25T20:17:47.615+10:00Comments on Earlier Years: Rabbits and the rain gaugecrgalvinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01118766224187668713noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-62278848100418962602017-04-23T23:39:49.282+10:002017-04-23T23:39:49.282+10:00In Australia, the foxes are a big a problem as the...In Australia, the foxes are a big a problem as the rabbits!Wendy of the Rockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01075191933681796096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-13834629100129893132017-04-22T12:57:05.036+10:002017-04-22T12:57:05.036+10:00Man does not think often. Our rabbit population is...Man does not think often. Our rabbit population is kept in check by the foxes.<br /><a href="https://moondustwriter.com/2017/04/21/refuge-uganda-acholi-south-sudan-refugees/" rel="nofollow">A Piece of Uganda</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13414513238308254080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-8713611450771577782017-04-22T06:24:18.297+10:002017-04-22T06:24:18.297+10:00I read about the rabbits in Bill Bryson's book...I read about the rabbits in Bill Bryson's book "In a Sunburned Country." Yikes! Yet another example of human interventions wreaking havoc with an ecosystem. I don't remember us having a rain gauge on our farm, but later in the suburbs my dad used a large pine cone hung from the clothesline to detect humidity and rain coming -- if it plumped out, rain was due. When it was dry, it flattened out again. Molly of Molly's Canopyhttp://mollyscanopy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-87588023506697161362017-04-22T02:38:00.911+10:002017-04-22T02:38:00.911+10:00We raised--and ate--rabbits when I was a kid. Some...We raised--and ate--rabbits when I was a kid. Some people get all sentimental about them, but that pretty well took that out of me. I still enjoy seeing jackrabbits and hares in the wild. Those are the native species that belong out in the US west, and aren't a pest. <br /><br />We keep a rain gauge as well. CA of course is another place with droughts, though this winter has been more than wet enough!Rebecca M. Douglasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260530063164127746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-62237566818831268522017-04-21T17:20:07.170+10:002017-04-21T17:20:07.170+10:00Hi Carmel - I'd ask the same question as Bob? ...Hi Carmel - I'd ask the same question as Bob? But rabbits eat anything green and lovely .. and unfortunately are a scourge to all ... good to eat!! Rain gauge - we had one of those for a while -which my father maintained and recorded ... and I know Australia is an awful drought - mind you the south east here hasn't had much rain either .. cheers Hilary<br /><br />http://positiveletters.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/r-is-for-rare-breeds-survival-trust.htmlHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-64258490782109102292017-04-21T17:10:45.785+10:002017-04-21T17:10:45.785+10:00Is myxomatosis still used to keep the population d...Is myxomatosis still used to keep the population down? A strain of myx attacks our local rabbits every few years - clear so far this year.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-57174592809120002082017-04-21T13:07:26.722+10:002017-04-21T13:07:26.722+10:00Fascinating vignette of life on an Australian farm...Fascinating vignette of life on an Australian farm. I love rabbits but understand that sentimentality about them doesn't work for farmers. Popping over from the A to Z Challenge. <br /><a href="http://www.kalpanaawrites.com/romance/" rel="nofollow"> Romance #Lexicon of Leaving</a>Kalpanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02503951641129389045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-51513349218676214172017-04-21T12:17:08.842+10:002017-04-21T12:17:08.842+10:00What an interesting post. Rabbits always seem so c...What an interesting post. Rabbits always seem so cute and innocent, but it is sort of a contrast to the crop eating, burrow digging, and land destroying. <br /><br />Stopping by from A to Z: <a href="https://writingiscommunication.wordpress.com/2017/04/21/a-z-blogging-challenge-raising-boys-the-penis-chronicles-presents-the-letter-r-for-race/" rel="nofollow">R for Race</a><br />Shari<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-7417953086478101862017-04-21T11:30:15.034+10:002017-04-21T11:30:15.034+10:00The damage rabbits do to the land is not usually r...The damage rabbits do to the land is not usually recognised by city folk. I remember in NZ the top soil erosion because of rabbits. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644791041541902287.post-50556517501662102112017-04-21T09:57:12.378+10:002017-04-21T09:57:12.378+10:00I can only imagine the problems rabbits cause for ...I can only imagine the problems rabbits cause for farmers. Our Sydney home is overrun with them so maintaining a garden is a challenge.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.com