I saw a wild turkey on my drive into town this morning
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06-01-2009, 12:07 PM #1
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06-01-2009, 12:39 PM #2
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As I was riding yesterday I saw what looked like a large cat in the distance just sitting on the side of the road watching me. (I don't wear my prescription glasses when I ride)
Once I got up to it realized it was a large raccoon. It was just sitting there on the side of the road and got up on his two hind legs as I approached. I don't know if raccoons like to chase but I got up on my pedals and rode off as fast as I could.
Aren't raccoons nocturnal creatures? They are pretty cute though
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06-01-2009, 02:55 PM #3
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Saw a snake, actually 2 while mtn biking.
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06-01-2009, 03:21 PM #4
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I looked that up a couple of years ago because I was seeing them during the daytime and worried that they were rabid. Turns out it's pretty normal this time of year - the raccoons you see during daylight hours are new mothers who need more food than they can collect at night, and need to return to the nest often rather than being out all night foraging.
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I saw a couple on my ride on Friday, too.Speed comes from what you put behind you. - Judi Ketteler
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06-01-2009, 05:57 PM #5
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Today while riding the river path, my daughter and I came upon "a bunch" of feral cats! How odd. Close by is a local caterer. It was just so strange. The more we looked in the bushes on the side of the river, the more cats we saw. I will assume the caterer "drops scraps." Nice kitty, kitty......
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06-02-2009, 12:33 AM #6
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06-02-2009, 03:45 PM #7
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We got her well clear of the road, and no one got his hand bitten off.
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06-03-2009, 11:08 AM #8
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My husband's college roommate is a vet. We had dinner last week and he was telling us if you see any nocturnal animal in the day time it is likely sick or rabid but mothers needing to be doing things makes sense Oakleaf. Coons are cute but I assume they are all rabid. Of course the best thing is to stay away from wild animals anyway, the one in central park is likely used to foraging for trash and doesn't the norm because he is a park dweller. I only see dead coons or armadillos in the daytime here. I did see I real live armadillo at dusk, it was so cool!
And I see a fox from time to time stalking the neighbors chickens on my drive home. They have the same number of chickens so I guess the fox isn't very good in his hunt?
Monday night I saw a squirrell mountain biking, scared me as much as that little guy. Our ride leader saw a snake, glad I missed that!Amanda
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