Mr. Bun in Seattle

Street Smart Naturalist · Aug 14, 2025 · 8m

For many years, I have referred to every rabbit I see as Mr. Bun. I have no idea why but do know that this year I have been seeing more Mr. Buns around my fair city and its surroundings. They are sprinting across roads, hopping through yards (ours included), gallivanting in parks, flitting in fields, and skittering into smeuses. They’re eating garden vegetables, getting squished by cars, and getting eaten by other urban residents of the furred and fowl kind.

Curiously, no one has surveyed the population (of Mr. Buns, not us) to see how many little lagomorphs dwell amidst us or why they seem…