What wildlife do you see on your rides?

[azfiddle]

Desert Tortoise- I was not scared- I was truly excited. It was near SNP east- about 1/4 mile northwest of the entrance. To be honest, it took some time to register that it was actually a lion. One part of my brain said "cat", one said "dog", because it was big. Then I saw the long tail. I've seen bobcats many times and they are much smaller, but I thought the mountain lion would look bigger. It looked like a medium-large dog, but shorter legged and lower to the ground.

BTW- you can ride up to Catalina State Park, and there is a paved road through part of the park, but of course there are a lot of hiking trails there. That's where I got married- 27 years ago!

[PamNY]

Oh, mountain lion. That's exciting. I'm glad you were excited instead of scared.

[PamNY]

A juvenile hawk spent several hours delighting watchers in Riverside Park. Not sure if he's local, but totally sure he is beautiful.

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