No your eyes are not deceiving you. the rabbits have returned, like the swallows, to nest chez Feldman. Three were discovered on Thursday night; by Friday morning only one remained. I scooped him over the fence away from the dogs, which is where he still was on Saturday morning.
We spotted what we thought was the mother in the vicinity of the nest so we returned the rabbit there on Saturday afternoon and constructed the "cage" you see above. Look carefully in the corner of that photo and you can see Sam trying to squeeze in.
It is Sunday afternoon as I type this and all is well. The mother came back during the night and covered him with grass and fur and every once and while he pokes his little nose out.
We removed the chairs and opened the fence before we went to bed last night and reconstructed the fort this AM. We will do the same thing tonight. At some point, Sam managed to get himself in there--by squeezing through the opening in the chair--which was the funniest thing I ever say. The rabbit made it through Sam's visit.
According to Google, when the rabbit no longer has the white blaze on his forehead, he is ready to flee the nest. Each day that blaze gets smaller and smaller and we are just hoping to keep him safe until he can fend for himself.
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