West Yorkshire

[glatt]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Poor blind bunny, hopping about. Myxomatosis.
He won't have long left at this stage.

Note, I already had my camera out when I realised his behaviour was erractic. I took the shot knowing he was suffering from myxo, because it seemed wrong to look away. If I was a hunter I'd have stepped in and snapped his neck, but as it it he probably has less than 48 hours to live.

I never heard of this disease. How do you know about it? is it a "thing" there?

[Sundae]

Originally Posted by limey

What a great way to spend the day! Thanks for sharing x

Thanks hon. It did end up being a good day. It started off decidedly dicey (mood-wise) so I did the right thing in getting out, especially as it ended up on a tramp around the other villages.

Originally Posted by glatt

I never heard of this disease. How do you know about it? is it a "thing" there?

It is indeed a "thing" here.
Not so much as when I was younger, when the sad sight was more prevalent, but it's still common enough to look out for if a rabbit doesn't immediately run away.
Wiki will give you more detail on the history and all but the precis is it may have occurred naturally but it was "improved" and released by man to control rabbit populations in many countries. It's horrible.

[limey]

Originally Posted by Sundae

Thanks hon. It did end up being a good day. It started off decidedly dicey (mood-wise) so I did the right thing in getting out, and especially in ended up on a tramp around the other villages ...

In that case doubly well done for getting out from under, literally!