…..waaboos is Ojibway for rabbit
I don’t know if I’ve ever mentioned that my cottage is situated on a First Nations’ reserve. The island is one of the largest islands on Georgian Bay and is approximately the size of Bermuda.
Over the years we’ve seen very little wildlife and I’ve often said that we have more wildlife here in the city of Toronto. In the last couple of years bears have moved to the island and we’ve had some issues with Fishers but for the most part one would be hard pressed to see animals other than squirrels and chipmunks. One other animal that I saw when I first started coming to the island were rabbits.
When the roads that lead to the beach and our cottages were named I thought that the name of our road was very appropriate because I had seen a rabbit there once. Waaboos is Ojibway for rabbit. This summer we’ve seen a Jack rabbit that is not the least bit shy and frequently comes up to the deck. Recently he was sitting by the side of the road and didn’t jump away as I moved closer to take a picture.
Mama Cormier 
He is certainly a handsome fellow.
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Cute!
We wonder if the one that moved into our neighborhood is a pet because of how it looks and how it seems to be alone.
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Rabbits can be quite a pest when they eat garden produce, leaving nothing but bare stalks. What happened to the bear you wrote about some time ago?
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The rabbit or one of the rabbits ended up as someone’s dinner. My neighbour’s dog found the remains on the driveway. One of the bears was shot by the local residents. Apparently it was the male and the theory is that it was somewhere where it shouldn’t have been and it was taken out so that the female wouldn’t produce more cubs. I’m not sure how accurate this story is but that’s the news on the bears.
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