What wildlife do you see on your rides?

[jobob]

A bald eagle soared over me yesterday on Calaveras Road.

Its nest has been on top of a nearby power line tower for a year or two now, and I've seen the eagle (and some eaglets) perched on the nest or on the tower, but this is the first time I saw the eagle outside of the nest.

It was such a cool sight.

[Aggie_Ama]

While in Fort Davis, pronghorn antelope!

[OakLeaf]

On Saturday, a red fox - first one I'd seen in about four years - a blue heron trying to swallow a fish three times as big as its head - and a yellow Lab who had ahold of a raccoon.

[Aggie_Ama]

In Fort Davis we also saw (but did not get a picture):

• javelina
• cardinals
• blue jays
• cute little birds with red heads
• cows that live open range
• roadrunner
• a little cocker spaniel mix, honestly an odd dog to see on a ranch in rugged west Texas

Thankfully we did not see rattlesnakes that often like to sun on the roads out there!

[Aggie_Ama]

Monday's commute: a skunk just mosey-ing along in a field next to the road. They are so cute if you aren't in danger of being sprayed!

[csr1210]

Horse
dogs
dead squirrel
rattlesnake (only one this ride--they've really been out in force this year)
rabbit
various birds
cows (sometimes they seem facinated by us, and sometimes they seem oblivious to our presence)

[DebW]

On my ride this morning, I saw a snake (18-24" long) crossing the road just in front of me. Had to change course to avoid hitting it. Then as I approached my house at the end of the ride, a canid crossed the road in front of my neighbor's house and trotted through my neighbor's back yard. It was either a grey fox or a coyote, not sure which.

[shootingstar]

The other day I thought I saw this hugish bird on road while whizzing around it.It looked hawk-like. Certainly not a crow or raven.

[bmccasland]

Last week - on the Mississippi River levee -
Bald Eagle
2 Mississippi Kites
1 kite flying high with it's string wrapped around a power line.
various assorted wading birds - egrets, herons, ibses.

I always keep my eyes out for the eagles and the kites (with feathers). It's hard to look up for birds and keep your eyes on the levee at the same time. I've come close to riding down the levee on more than one occasion.

[OakLeaf]

Twin spotted fawns, no bigger than medium-sized dogs, that we startled out of their resting place. I was a little afraid Mom would come bounding across our path, but we never saw her.