What wildlife do you see on your rides?

[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.

[lovelylibrarian]

We once saw a group of wild turkeys. I had no idea what they were at first. They sure made a lot of noise.

[F8th637]

I've seen a few snakes sunning themselves on the trail. DH and I saw a full-antlered buck on the MUT right in the middle of a neighborhood. It was strange because he was in a rather residential area with tons of people around but he really was an astounding creature to behold.

[OakLeaf]

Didn't see it, but on tonight's ride there was a barred owl hooting as we climbed a long hill.

[crazycanuck]

I think I cycle near a large group of frogs on my rides? They sound like people talking quietly..odd yet cool.

I normally hear a Kookabura kookaburring in the mornings and a rooster! Oddly enough, the rooster is in an urban area right by a major train station..

[auntiebobo]

This morning's commute (just 6.5 miles) 8 rabbits.

A few months ago I saw a coyote again on my commute. It was just 6 feet off the trail! We were both a little startled, I was messing with my mirror and didn't see him as I approached and he it looked like he was stalking some prey and pounced on it as I went by. So, given that little experience I'm always glad to see the little cottontails on my way to the office.

[TahoeDirtGirl]

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...!

[OakLeaf]

a black squirrel (everyone is telling me it wasn't black but it was!)

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!

[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.

[Trekhawk]

I was riding up a longish hill near my house last week and as I come around the corner I find a huge group of Black Cockatoos. They were feeding in a low tree by the side of the road. I don't know who got the bigger shock them or me. Funny but they are so noisy I thought I would have heard them first but maybe my heavy breathing was blocking every other noise out.
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