one among many

I was very worried, at the beginning of this summer, that we would come out here and see many fewer rabbits, as a result of the rabbit world's equivalent of covid-19: the rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus.  My concern was both for the rabbits themselves, of course, but also for the local bobcat population, who regard them, obviously, as necessary.  But I needn't have worried, at least, not now: there are many, many rabbits.  This young one is down our driveway every morning (of course, I'm convinced it's the same one every day - but it started very small, and is getting bigger), and hops away from the newspaper when I pick it up - a kind of Leporidaen equivalent to Tony Soprano's ducks.