Killed a squirrel this morning

[TheDoctor]

@ Jake

There's been black ones for, ooh, ages.
I think they're a melanistic (ie darker) version of the grey ones.
Bloody black squirrels, coming over here, stealing our acorns...

 

[joolsybools]

Eek I saw that one, looked like fresh kill you naughty boy!

 

[Jake]

not sure about that, think country file said they are new, originated in the US and are taking over from the greys in places.

 

[Goffins]

Did he shout "Allah hu ackbar" as he charged at your bike?

I laughed pretty hard.

 

[Bman]

I have problems with rabbits on part of my commute. If its the early hours of the morning they are everywhere. In low-light they are very difficult to spot sometimes.
I havn't hit one yet, but had a few near misses.

At least they arn't suicidal like those greys.

 

[thomas]

I have problems with rabbits on part of my commute. If its the early hours of the morning they are everywhere. In low-light they are very difficult to spot sometimes.
I havn't hit one yet, but had a few near misses.

At least they arn't suicidal like those greys.

I've hit a rabbit and a snake before (neither were commuting though). Saw a poor squirrel go under a car on my commute mind - the silly thing sooo nearly made it too!

 

[andrew-the-tortoise]

Hit a pigeon on Sunday, guess it was not injured - since it just flew off....

 

[Cubist]

Ran over a big fat rat last Sunday on a training ride. Didn't kill it outright and to my eternal shame I didn't go back and finish it off, it was just wriggling about with I suspect quite a few broken bones. Not all bad though, think of it as Red Kite food, which were circling in abundance.

Just as well you didn't go and give it the coup de gras. I know various professional ratters, who treat them with the utmost respect. Half dead it was likely to bite you, and dead just as likely to give you all sorts of horrible diseases. The ratters I know will generally only use a shovel to move the bodies and always wear gauntlets.

 

[dellzeqq]

as someone who will be leading a 60 strong night ride down roads that were, last week, covered in rabbits I'd like to thank you all for this thread - particularly for the X-rated broken forks pic. I think I'll start my safety talk with a bit on rabbits - along the lines of 'steer straight, don't brake, if you hit it just carry right on, but shout 'dead rabbit'.

Cubist is right, Proto. And rat piss is a serious health hazard.

 

[Plax]

I nearly ran over a squirrel on the way in this morning. I remembered this thread and after seeing the pictures felt the need to brake and nearly stop to miss it (was going down hill quite fast). Just as well there were no cars coming otherwise the poor squirrel would have copped it. As it was in its panic to get away from me, it missed jumping up the wall and face planted on it instead. I couldn't help but laugh.

 

[Jake]

hehe. In the great snow of 2009, (those few flakes in london when london shut down), there was a cute squirrel trying to run through the snow. So funny. Almost like a snow plough, it was juumping and running through it with powder going everwher, very funny to see. Wish i'd filmed it