What wildlife do you see on your rides?

[Blueberry]

Your cat looks almost exactly like mine - same coloring - different color eyes.

I see lots of deer, surprised an opossum on a night ride once. Many squirrels and lots of baby bunnies recently...

Carrie Anne

[yellow]

Your cat looks almost exactly like mine - same coloring - different color eyes.

Ummmm...yours is THINNER! The vet told me I need to make her exercise. Yeah, right. She's not leash trained and when you start playing with her, she just lays on her back and bats at whatever you're dangling in front of her. It's perplexing to me as she used to be an outdoor-only, in-shape cat. I think she likes this indoor livin'! (And yes, she is on "light" cat food!)

[Blueberry]

Ummmm...yours is THINNER! The vet told me I need to make her exercise. Yeah, right. She's not leash trained and when you start playing with her, she just lays on her back and bats at whatever you're dangling in front of her. It's perplexing to me as she used to be an outdoor-only, in-shape cat. I think she likes this indoor livin'! (And yes, she is on "light" cat food!)

Mine is just in a flattering pose

She looks just like she swallowed a bowling ball She has a heart murmur, so she can't exercise much (haven't figured out how you exercise a cat either - umm...kitty treadmill ). My other cat is the really overweight one - I tried to exercise him, but he bites the toy and hangs on. Chase that - who me?! He does beat up the 85 lb golden retriever year old "puppy" we have, though...

[CorsairMac]

Mine is just in a flattering pose

Love that line!! Next time someone wants to take my picture I'm gonna tell em Only if it's a flattering pose!!

let me see: quail, sandhill cranes, roadrunners, bald eagle, blue herons, geese, pheasant, ducks, snakes, various and sundry birds. that's all I can think of right now

[makbike]

CA in NC and Yellow have you tried a laser pointer? I have seven cats and it by far is their favorite toy and gets them moving! I'm sure your vets have given you the speech about obesity and the health issues (diabetes, heart disease, joint issues, etc) associated with it in cats and dogs so I will spare you (I'm not a vet but have worked as an assistant for over 10 years and have seen the effects first hand). Love your furry buddies for they are wonderful gifts which have been bestowed upon you.

Marcie

[makbike]

Okay, now for what I see and enjoy when I ride: Red Tail Hawks, Vultures, Red Fox, Bison (not wild but still very cool to ride past), beautiful horses (I live in horse country) lots of cows, goats, birds (warblers, thrushes, red wing blackbirds, meadow larks, etc), deer, turkey, chipmunks, gophers, snakes, lizards, frogs (typically don't see them but love to listen to them sing), lots of insects, and the list goes on and on.

[yellow]

CA in NC and Yellow have you tried a laser pointer?

Oh, yeah. "What's that? That's interesting."

The dog, however, goes absolutely batty over it. It's called "The Dot" and when you say those words...oh boy.

[makbike]

I will never forget the crazy dog that I encountered at the first clinic where I worked. You could not touch this dog without him going crazy unless his owner used his laser point. Once the red dot appeared on the wall the dog would hold a perfect point and we could do anything we needed. If the dot disappeared people moved pretty darn fast as did the dog. It was an amazing sight!

marcie

[Aint Doody]

Baby emus! Oh, and the parents, too.

[kygrrlinco]

I typically see Canadian geese and some other wading-type bird...big, black, with red eyes (??)...ducks, a fox once, flickers (my favorite!), lizards running across the path, little green snakes (ran over one's tail the other day .

About a month ago there was a news story here (Denver) about a guy who was cruising down Left Hand Canyon, in the foothills, going about 40mph, when he crashed into a BEAR that had run out of the trees!!! I'm getting ready to do a fundraiser ride that heads up that canyon; I wouldn't mind SEEING a bear, but I'd prefer it be from a distance, not as I'm crashing into it!
Apparently both bear and rider were okay, with only some good road rash to report.

[jayno67]

In sub tropic Australia theres a bit of wildlife hoppin around - here goes :

Kangaroos, wallabys, paddy melons, possums (nite only) Bats (by the millions) Koala (rare) Snakes (not rare - can be large and deadly) Monitor Lizard (ie HUGE Goanna type reptile) Dingo (wild dog) many other lizard types

Birds - Eagle, Kyte (sea eagle) Kookaburra, Kingfisher, Wampoo, Cat Bird (heard not seen) many many finch, King Parrot, many other small parrots, Black Cockatoo.

Insects - almost endless array !! Most noticed is the rather large Golden Orb who weave very sticky webs and BITE.

Love it !!!

[kiwi girl]

To quote the iconic Jordan Luke

" pukeko skirt the swampsides'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pukeko

otherwise only roadkill possums

[MommyBird]

Feral Pigs a Crooked River State Park in St. Mary's, GA.
http://www.southeasternphotography.c...37978684_TokpU
We didn't take this photo but this is what they looked like.

We were pedaling out of the campground for a ride on the submarine base when we saw a young couple with some big, black dogs on the side of the road. When we got closer we saw that they were not dogs but pigs! And there were a bunch of them on both sides of the road! Luckily none decided to cross in front of us. They were very shiny and attractive for pigs.

I also saw an armadillo on the base golf course during the ride. The first "live" armadillo I have seen on a ride or run. They make the most disgusting road kill.

We were adjacent to a bird sanctuary for a portion of the ride and saw a huge variety.

There was also a baby deer making the meet and greet rounds at the campground but we only saw it while in the truck or walking Cooper.

[Shantae]

I love seeing rabbits, squirrels, and deer when cycling.