Cottontails and Butterfly

by Don Balke

Title

Cottontails and Butterfly

Artist

Don Balke

Medium

Painting - Watercolor On Cold Press Illustration Board

Description

Underneath the waving boughs of a tall oak tree, a female rabbit, called a doe, constructs a nest. Sometimes, she will find an abandoned skunk nest or other depression in the earth. Other times, she will paw into the ground herself to form a suitable hole. Then she lines the nest with soft warm fur from her underbelly and straw from the surrounding meadows and fields to make a soft and snug resting place for her newborn bunnies. The proud mother gives birth to a half a dozen or so babies, which are born with their eyes closed, naked and helpless. During the days that follow, the mother scampers about near the nursery, munching on tender grasses and buds, so she may return in the evening to nurse her ravenous bunnies. Within eight days the bunnies open their eyes, and only two weeks after birth they venture out into the world, eager to explore the forest. The bunnies curiously nose a butterfly.

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March 23rd, 2022

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