What wildlife do you see on your rides?

[Owlie]

So did I--I know they're starting to move north, but all the way up in Michigan? Wow.

[MomOnBike]

I saw an otter the other day in a stream that runs through town. This surprised me.

[OakLeaf]

I saw a turtle about 4" across sitting in the middle of a pond ... on the back of another turtle maybe 12-14" across.

I wish now I'd tried to take a picture, although I didn't really think my phone has high enough resolution to capture it at that distance.

[redrhodie]

I had an egret fly so low over my head the other day, I could almost touch him.

Oh, cute Oak. Piggy back turtles.

[azfiddle]

I'm seeing a lot of (flat) Sonoran toads. The summer monsoon rainstorms get them out and moving to the temporary ponds for breeding. The rain brings out the tarantulas too....but I've only seen dead ones.

Lots of birds are out, nesting again with the summer rains.

[Desert Tortoise]

AZ Fiddle, bird breeding - is that the reason for all the chatter lately? This morning there was so much singing I had to look around to see what was going on but they were happy as can be.

By the way, do you know of a bird that has a bright yellow body with black wings and head. Very striking bird and beautiful singing.

Thanks

[azfiddle]

Size of the bird? 4 inches- Lesser Goldfinch - that is the bird I studied for my master's degree. They mimic the songs of other birds.


If it's bigger, maybe 7 inches- could be a Hooded Oriole