Snow Bunnies
We had our first big snow storm of this winter last week. Although Katelyn’s school was still open( much to everyone’s dismay!) we took a snow day and stayed home. Once Katelyn and Madelyn saw the beautiful (to them) snow outside I suddenly had two snow bunnies on my hands! I had to capture these magical creatures on camera but I did so from the warmth of the inside of my house. Most of these pictures were taken from my window. Let’s take a look at Snow Bunny #1 and #2.
Snow Bunny #2 was standing right outside our door so I was able to capture a quick and rare picture of her. Isn’t she cute?
She also seemed to like to eat snow. That must be her main diet since she didn’t seem to like the vegetables I offered her.
Here we see typical Snow Bunny behavior. Fascinating!! Sadly, I was unable to get many more good shots of Snow Bunny #2’s face. She seemed to be frightened by my camera.
Here we see Snow Bunny #1. She displayed another behavior I’ve seen in these two snow bunnies. She jumped right into the snow, laid on her back and began flailing her arms.She seems to do this often yet I’ m not quite sure what she’s doing. Curious…..
Snow Bunny #1 seemed to love our snowy backyard more than Snow Bunny #2 as she remained out there and wouldn’t come close to our back door. Here we see her forming snow into balls. Will she eat it? Throw it? The suspense was killing me!
Here we can see just what attracted the snow bunnies. Look at how much snow had fallen! In these next few shots we can see them frolicking in the snow together.
Oh my! Snow Bunny #1 looked right at my camera! Wow!!!
Here we see a rare behavior displayed in snow bunnies. Snow Bunny #1 is helping Snow Bunny #2, who seems to be stuck.
Amazing yet heartwarming.
Here the snow bunnies separate and began building with snow. Snow Bunny #1 was building at a much faster rate than Snow Bunny #2. Snow Bunny #2 seemed content digging while Snow Bunny #1 was methodically shaping snow.
Gasp! Look at purposeful way Snow Bunny #1 is shaping that snow! I wonder if she is trying to make something??
I had heard that snow bunnies love baby carrots so I threw one out and look at what Snow Bunny #1 did with it! It looks like she built a little snow man with it! Wow!
Along with the carrot, I threw out some spoons and cups to see how that would affect the snow bunnies in their play. Well, would you believe that they started playing with those things? Yes! They filled the cups with snow and happily dug and patted the snow with the spoons. It was a sight to behold! They seem to be intelligent and creative creatures.
After the above shot the snow bunnies seemed to tire of the snow and disappeared back to their magical homes. I’m hoping they’ll come out again so I can take pictures and observe these mystical and beautiful creatures at play. It was quite an experience!
