I can only imagine, and would like it to be so, that he had heard me calling to them. He wouldnt come right up to me, always a dependent little bunny, appearing to not need me in the least, but he heard me out there, and came to the voice he knew. I couldnt touch him, but just the sight of him sitting there, brought tears to my eyes.
I sat there talking to him, asking him if he was happy as well, being a good boy. I thanked him for showing me he was alright while he hopped out onto the grass and ate, then he left me once again never to be seen again by me while he was little.
On another occasion, my husband and I went for a drive on the motorcycle to Cindys house. I called and called to the babies, but no one came, they didnt come to me anymore.
As we walked back out front, I spotted a young bunny in the neighbors front yard. Cindy said she didnt think it would let me get close, as she still saw them regularly, but they ran from her also.
I called out BABYYYYYY, and that bunny stood right up and looked around!! I walked over to her, it was my baby with the piece of her ear missing, and I knelt a couple feet away as she ate, unafraid of me being that close. I knew they still remembered me.
She looked so beautiful as she sat there, I couldnt hardly believe I once held her in my hands. I sat there talking to her until she hopped away to something else yummier.
Quite some time later, we went out there to visit my third litter that I had let go. Upon no babies coming to my calls, as they never did, I came across a young bunny out front just a little bigger then my Buddy Bear. Could this be one of her litter mates?? I had no way of knowing at this point anymore, their looks had changed quite a bit. No marks on the ears, but maybe one of the other two?? I called to him, I walked up to about five feet of him, it didnt seem frightened as long as I stayed that distance back, and knelt softly talking to him. I asked if he was one of my babies. How I wish he could have answered me. Maybe my Big Boy?? I just dont know, but he was gorgeous and I was proud. I like to think it was one of mine, after all, how many wild rabbits can you walk right up too??
Cindy still saw them on occasion, but of course the bigger they became, the harder it was to tell them apart from other neighborhood rabbits. My babies.........all grown up and being REAL free bunnies.
They told her how they had been leaning out their back window watching this rabbit eat from their garden, apparently unfazed by humans watching him from only 5 feet or so away. They were amazed!!
As Cindy saw the rabbit they spoke of, she started to laugh and told them how sorry she was, for that was one of her girlfriends rabbits that she had raised and let go. She said "watch this' and called out to the baby as I always did, as she was pretty good at imitating me. That rabbit stood right up and looked around!!! She apologized again, but they didnt care they said, they were certainly enjoying watching a rabbit at such a distance!!
