Beating the Heat

In the summer when it is hot and muggy, the animals try to stay cool by dozing in any spot of shade they happen to find. This little rabbit is sprawled-out and cooling himself off with his hot belly on the cool ground. 

I was sitting on the swing about five feet from him and he knew I was there but trusted me enough to lay down, sprawl out and cool off. His mother was here to give birth to the baby rabbits and as soon as they began eating some of the clover in our yard, she took off and left them on their own.

They soon ate any tender plants that were coming up and that is OK with me. They are learning what to eat and what not to eat. It just happened that this flower is one of their favorites and eating the tops is a great way to propagate them.

I thought it was neat how they can stand up to get their favorite parts of the flowers.