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That looks like a pet rabbit, I wonder if it is possible to catch it and have a vet scan it for a microchip.
You'll prolly need a towel and a heap of patience. Try to throw the towel over the bunny and that should keep it calm, and if you pick it up it is best to tuck it into your elbow and armpit while keep it's back legs supported, and it's front legs in your other hand. This should stop it from kicking and possibly breaking its back.
Leafy greens should be a good coaxing method, and carrots. Or you can just take the time to befriend it and it may be more amenable to being touched.
Edit: I am trying to use the photo to id the breed. Possibly a Lop of some kind based on its ears, but it could also just be nervous. Hard to tell without knowing it's actual size
Maybe a dwarf lop? I think it's a dwarf lop, so prolly someone's escaped pet.
puts monocle on, judging by the diameter of the bike's rim (hazarding 24" kids bike) it'd be 1.5 cos lettuces long and 1 big carrot high.
π€ Not bad, not bad at all! Maybe longer, depending on the size of the lettuces.
It's ears are flop ears and the photo doesn't show it well but it has a crinkly, wavy coat. Slightly darker grey irl than the picture shows too. It's larger than a football but smaller than a watermelon.
Yeah probably a dwarf lop or a Lop of some sort. Defo someone's pet. Doesn't look too feral. Prolly has a microchip I reckon, but if no one has posted about it in your area it may be that it escaped a while back. Dunno, but a very very adorable addition to your yard!! π