was a busy wildlife week! In Tahoe I get to see the usual bear and maybe a mountain lion once a year (if you are really quiet) but Mass is like a drive through safari!!
skunk (I was like...awwwww...then...OH CRAP!!!)
wild turkey sitting in someone's driveway
shuttled a snapping turtle out of the middle of the road (that was fun!)
garter snake (I caught it and scared my biking partner)
a big sea bird that dives in the water
cute chipmunks
a black squirrel (everyone is telling me it wasn't black but it was!)
and a coyote....
wow...!
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06-16-2008, 01:59 PM #1
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06-16-2008, 04:01 PM #2
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why not? There's a big population of black squirrels in the town I live near.
Originally Posted by TahoeDirtGirl
Really I see more wildlife when I stay home.
I'm moving too fast when I'm on the bike.
But how did you manage that snapping turtle without getting bit? I had to leave my car halfway down my lane one time, because there was a snapping turtle in the lane who would not move, and I sure wasn't going to get my fingers bit off!Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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08-08-2008, 04:44 PM #3
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They tell me there aren't black squirrels in SE Mass. Well then, someone got into the shoe polish! Originally Posted by OakLeaf
why not? There's a big population of black squirrels in the town I live near.
Really I see more wildlife when I stay home. I'm moving too fast when I'm on the bike.
But how did you manage that snapping turtle without getting bit? I had to leave my car halfway down my lane one time, because there was a snapping turtle in the lane who would not move, and I sure wasn't going to get my fingers bit off!
As for the snapper, at first I was going to grab is tail because that's how I was taught when I was a kid that you could pick them up but you had to hold it really close to the body. When I attempted it, my 38 year old senses kicked in and well, I wasn't 12 anymore. So I teased him with a stick and when he took hold, I dragged him across the road. I usually have a piece of cardboard in my car now for emergency turtle crossings and tobaggan them across (snappers that is). The box ones I'll pick up.
When I was growing up a snapper bit my dog's nose. He forever had a white scar on his pretty black nose.
Yesterday, the wildlife report was 2 turkeys, 2 deer and some type of weasel. I wish I got pics. I also found what appears to be wild blueberries. I need to consult with someone in the know around here on berries because there is an awful lot of them. And oh how I want to snatch some! Last year I was in MN on a bear study and the bear biologist I was with knew all the berries and I loved it. Here I'm still recovering from the stomach bug and didn't want to wind up in the ER from eating poison berries!
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09-02-2008, 04:05 PM #4
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Geese, ducks, herons, deer, wild turkey, snakes (sunning themselves on the path--dh swears he saw a copperhead), and VERY LARGE SNAPPING turtles. DH saw two large BULLS on the Katy Trail. They scurried ahead of him and then suddenly turned around. He was afraid to turn back or try to go by so he stopped--finally they stared each other down, went to separate sides of the path and sprinted by each other! I'd love to have a pic of that!
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09-02-2008, 04:22 PM #5
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It's spring & with the warmer temps the creatures will be venturing out..
Someone spotted a few snakes along the Kwinana bike path last saturday..
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09-03-2008, 12:43 PM #6
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When I mountain bike around here I see tons of deer and hawks (love watching hawks). But my scariest and most excelerating sighting was a bobcat on an early morning ride. Big sucker, but with a short tail, so it was a cat, not a lion. A few days later on the same trail I saw a coyote. I've also seen mountain lion foot prints, but I don't usually ride early enough to see lions, thankfully. Their paw prints are rather intimidating.
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09-03-2008, 01:00 PM #7
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A white tailed deer crossed the road in front of me on my ride this morning. Big gangly teenage deer.
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09-04-2008, 02:26 AM #8
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Yikes!! Originally Posted by crazycanuck
It's spring & with the warmer temps the creatures will be venturing out..
Someone spotted a few snakes along the Kwinana bike path last saturday..
I will be keeping my eyes out for them at home now with so much bush around our place.The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
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09-04-2008, 03:47 AM #9
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Trekhawk....where there are bobtails, there are bound to be tiger snakes etc..
Be careful!!!
Have you seen any white tail or red back spiders yet?
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