Wildlife on your ride

[oliglynn]

I found a peacock standing in the road on my way home recently!

 

[Brad_from_CapeTown]

Yesterday - Durbanville Hills Area (Cape Town, South Africa)
10 Ostrich (+/-)
LOTS and LOTS of Cows
5 Falcon (+/-)
3 Peacock's.
This in the space of 6 odd hours.

 

[the snail]

I nearly ran over a grass snake on the the cycle track at the weekend. There seem to be lots of hares about, and loads of buzzards. A while back I looked out of the window of weatherspoons, and there was a buzzard perched on a branch right by the window, amazing to see it so close up and in he middle of town. I sat by the bird feeders on the cycletrack and a jay and a spotted woodpecker visited, along with a group of long-tailed tits. Seen lots of goldfinches this year too.

 

[Baker]

great list coming together,

Should have mentioned the question was inspired by my mate who nearly ran over a bear last week ( he lives in Squamish, BC)

other things I've seen, occasionally on the bike but regularly behind my house

rabbits ( quite often in my cats mouth)
a hare
badgers
fox (had the good sense not to return since it ate my neighbours chickens)
moor hens
swans ( they had 8 cygnets born last year)
indian running ducks
geese ( one white one, whatever they are, and the rest 'normal')

Never seen a mole , despite the evidence, or an otter.

Great list though !

 

[Baker]

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Last week-

Highland cattle.





In south Birmingham.
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??

 

[vorsprung]

Coming up the last hill after 400km in 24h I saw a fox jumping into the nettles at the side of the road. They are very "springy" things, jumping foxes

 

[XmisterIS]

Today I saw a condor, five porpoises, a tarantula, a lion and a snark.

 

[Baker]

Today I saw a condor, five porpoises, a tarantula, a lion and a snark.

Nothing unusual then

 

[Baker]

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There's a herd of them in a field just off the Rubery bypass.
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of course there is... my mistake

 

[asterix]

Today I saw a condor, five porpoises, a tarantula, a lion and a snark.

I think you will find that the snark was a boojum.

 

[Doctor Cake]

Rats
Pigeons (live and squashed)
Urban foxes

hmm, maybe I need to do some rides outside of central London.

 

[coffeejo]

I saw a kestrel this afternoon, wind-hovering above a field by the side of the road. It flew off rather abruptly - I assume that either it or its prey was disturbed by the oncoming car. Beautiful to see it like that. The power in their wings is awesome.

 

[ACS]

Took the coast road this morning: common seals on the sandbanks, buzzards and crows in aerial combat, turns, curlews, heron, grouse, rabbits, 2x farms dogs and a Highland bull called 'Victor'.

See Big Vic most mornings, must drive him mad when the 'ladies' come past on their way to the parlor and then back again, unless of course he prefers ones who wear the big ginger coats.

 

[JonnyBlade]

I'm sure I was being stalked from the woodlands today lol ............... the wind plays some wicked tricks!

 

[chillyuk]

I went through Cambridge and saw some students.