Rabbit count

The Rookie

As I have the luxury of a countryside commute, its quite nice counting rabbits (they don't hear me coming and run away like they do with cars!), today was a good day (probably as the weather has kept their heads down for 3 days and they were peckish) and I counted 7 between mine and the next village and 2 from there through the more built up area to work, also 1 cat!

London commuters don't know what they are missing!

Simon

Kieran_Burns

I get to race rabbits and squirrels some mornings. Squirrels can really move when they have a need to and the huge bounding steps are very impressive!

I've also had a pigeon flying alongside when I startled it out of a bush.

It's only ever in the morning though as they are all in hiding when I'm on the way home

Cafewanda

The Beginner wrote:

As I have the luxury of a countryside commute, its quite nice counting rabbits (they don't hear me coming and run away like they do with cars!), today was a good day (probably as the weather has kept their heads down for 3 days and they were peckish) and I counted 7 between mine and the next village and 2 from there through the more built up area to work, also 1 cat!

London commuters don't know what they are missing!

Simon

Quit boasting or I'll give the p*****ure fairy your address :x

roger_merriman

The Beginner wrote:

As I have the luxury of a countryside commute, its quite nice counting rabbits (they don't hear me coming and run away like they do with cars!), today was a good day (probably as the weather has kept their heads down for 3 days and they were peckish) and I counted 7 between mine and the next village and 2 from there through the more built up area to work, also 1 cat!

London commuters don't know what they are missing!

Simon

area around kingston/richmound has loads of very tame rabbbits.

itboffin

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I get to race rabbits and squirrels some mornings. Squirrels can really move when they have a need to and the huge bounding steps are very impressive!

I've also had a pigeon flying alongside when I startled it out of a bush.

It's only ever in the morning though as they are all in hiding when I'm on the way home

On your way home to the WOODS bush man...!

prawny

I've just changed my route, I saw about 7 rabbits on friday only 1 yesterday. I went for a quick 7 mile jaunt round by my house 1 morning a couple of weeks ago and in 20 odd mins I saw 2 herds of deer, loads of rabbits a few squirrels and a fox.

I saw a woodpecker when I was out on my MTB too a few weeks ago, I didn't think we had them over here

R_T_A

Have you had any psychotic rabbits recently? I've nearly squished a few who wanted to take on my front wheel at 20mph.

What's the law on taking them home for dinner....

Fireblade96

On my evening MTB loop I:
- nearly ran over a toad, narrowly avoided it.
- saw loads of rabbits, darting across the bridle path just in front of my wheel
- came face to face with a doe at the end of my road. We looked at each other in surprise, she wandered off into the bushes
- got stung to bits by nettles why does peak nettle season have to coincide with t-shirt/shorts season ?

Wooliferkins

Technically they are not yours if you run one down, but only a real goit is going to get uppity about it. Lesson 1 on supper prep

Sewinman

R_T_A wrote:

Have you had any psychotic rabbits recently? I've nearly squished a few who wanted to take on my front wheel at 20mph.

What's the law on taking them home for dinner....

The poor souls go blind when they get myxomatosis.

lost_in_thought

Sewinman wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

Have you had any psychotic rabbits recently? I've nearly squished a few who wanted to take on my front wheel at 20mph.

What's the law on taking them home for dinner....

The poor souls go blind when they get myxomatosis.

Poor souls? You must be a townie. Awww the pwiddy widdle bunny wabbits...

Bloomin' things. They're like a plague in some places. You should see them at the airfield we base out of in suffolk - it's like a sea of bunnies. My dogs don't know what to do with themselves.

gtvlusso

A bit of myxomatosis will sort your rabbit counting out.....

roger_merriman

lost_in_thought wrote:

Sewinman wrote:

R_T_A wrote:

Have you had any psychotic rabbits recently? I've nearly squished a few who wanted to take on my front wheel at 20mph.

What's the law on taking them home for dinner....

The poor souls go blind when they get myxomatosis.

Poor souls? You must be a townie. Awww the pwiddy widdle bunny wabbits...

Bloomin' things. They're like a plague in some places. You should see them at the airfield we base out of in suffolk - it's like a sea of bunnies. My dogs don't know what to do with themselves.

well yes in some places but regardless nasty way to go, i shoot any i find. haven't seen many for a while even nr my folks place but then plenty of things eat them there.

Sewinman

I have killed rabbits with ferrets and nets and a club... regardless of peskiness, I would not wish lumps on the body, blindness and madness, followed by splatting on a road on anything!

il_principe

Fricking rabbits, glad I don't see any of the 'orrible things on my commute.

lost-time

Usually see at least half a dozen rabbits on my commute. Sometimes I'll catch a glimps of a fox, woodpecker and a jay.
70% of my commute is off-road!

Harry182

I used to see a rat on my walk to the tube every morning. (Not sure if it was the same rat or different rats.)

I live in London.

I've been commuting by bike lately.

doog442

I actually cycle around 'bunny rabbit roundabout'..so named by my kids as its home to millions of rabbits ...

rabbits,mice and other small rodents...deer in fields or on the golf course (Broadstone) see the odd fox (proper rural type foxes)

the odd badger (dead) on my road section

dogs (you would think they were wild as you can never see the owners)

its great




apart from the woofers

Kieran_Burns

itboffin wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

I get to race rabbits and squirrels some mornings. Squirrels can really move when they have a need to and the huge bounding steps are very impressive!

I've also had a pigeon flying alongside when I startled it out of a bush.

It's only ever in the morning though as they are all in hiding when I'm on the way home

On your way home to the WOODS bush man...!

Your jealousy is SOOOOO transparent

Gussio

Running in Richmond Park last night I saw plenty little baby rabbits. Very sweet they were too and not at all concerned by me stomping past. Saw a woodpecker as well. The joys of Spring.

Gilbie

Fireblade96 wrote:

- got stung to bits by nettles why does peak nettle season have to coincide with t-shirt/shorts season ?

Make sure you look out for the "weed" seriously nasty stuff which not many people know about :arrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Hogw ... totoxicity :shock:

Seen lots of wildlife whilst riding the off road commute at the moment, drafted a huge owl on the way in one morning - what a sight!. Didn't seem at all bothered with my presence, I think it was after rabbits

Fireblade96

Gilbie wrote:

Make sure you look out for the "weed" seriously nasty stuff which not many people know about :arrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Hogw ... totoxicity :shock:

Seen lots of wildlife whilst riding the off road commute at the moment, drafted a huge owl on the way in one morning - what a sight!. Didn't seem at all bothered with my presence, I think it was after rabbits

Blimey, that weed looks nasty - haven't seen any of that round here yet, it's just nettles overgrowing all the trails :-(

As I was cycling along beside the Thames one evening I had an owl that flew parallel with me for a few hundred metres, very impressive it was too!

Bats' radar detection isn't all it's cracked up to be though - one flew into me one evening, bounced off my head ! Maybe cyclists are moving faster than they expect...

The Rookie

We had hogweed where I used to work, was a nightmare to get rid of! Not seen it anywhere else mind.

Glad even you city slickers can take advantage of the quiet early morning to see some wildlife.

As for Woodpeckers, we get one regularily in our garden, it'll turn up for 2-4 weeks and then go again, see it again 3-4 months later! Squirrels we can't keep off our bird nut feeders - although there fun to have around!

Simon

beverick

A variety of wildlife is generally part of my commute.

There seem to be a pair of red kites nesting close by this year. I see at least on of them circling occaisionally.

The local foxes were also playing in the back garden when I got up last Monday morning.

The resident terrier is hell bent on extracting what I suspect is a hedgehog from its nest in the hedgerow.

The local traffic island's covered in rabbits most mornings. Which as it's over the M1 shows that bugs and his mates are quite tollerant of noise and activity.

I saw a muntjac deer last week for the first time in years.

Bob

Gussio

beverick wrote:

A variety of wildlife is generally part of my commute.

There seem to be a pair of red kites nesting close by this year. I see at least on of them circling occaisionally.

The local foxes were also playing in the back garden when I got up last Monday morning.

The resident terrier is hell bent on extracting what I suspect is a hedgehog from its nest in the hedgerow.

The local traffic island's covered in rabbits most mornings. Which as it's over the M1 shows that bugs and his mates are quite tollerant of noise and activity.

I saw a muntjac deer last week for the first time in years.

Bob

They have a motorway system in East Timor?

Sewinman

Gilbie wrote:

Fireblade96 wrote:

- got stung to bits by nettles why does peak nettle season have to coincide with t-shirt/shorts season ?

Make sure you look out for the "weed" seriously nasty stuff which not many people know about :arrow: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Hogw ... totoxicity :shock:

Seen lots of wildlife whilst riding the off road commute at the moment, drafted a huge owl on the way in one morning - what a sight!. Didn't seem at all bothered with my presence, I think it was after rabbits

How big was the owl? I saw an eagle owl last year. It must have escaped from somewhere. Apparently they take cats for breakfast! :shock:

tardington

There was one in the papers the other day - it had been released, and didn't know how to feed or look after itself. Apparently it was just sitting there where some crows pecked lumps off it. :shock: (not a british owl, anyway).

The other day I saw at least a hundred rabbits, most of them wee baby ones. I also saw some llamas, which was confusing.

Capo

Pheasants are my nemesis round these parts.

Heading downhill at 35mph and will the silly b*ggers get out of my way?

Nope, they just stand there and stare at me.

Only a matter of time till I hit one.

robmanic1

Capo wrote:

Pheasants are my nemesis round these parts.

Heading downhill at 35mph and will the silly b*ggers get out of my way?

Nope, they just stand there and stare at me.

Only a matter of time till I hit one.

I have a similar problem with peasants (or chavs as they're sometimes known)

il_principe

Sewinman wrote:

How big was the owl? I saw an eagle owl last year. It must have escaped from somewhere. Apparently they take cats for breakfast! :shock:

Cats you say? We need more Eagle Owls then. I wonder where I can obtain some...

Gussio

jashburnham wrote:

Sewinman wrote:

How big was the owl? I saw an eagle owl last year. It must have escaped from somewhere. Apparently they take cats for breakfast! :shock:

Cats you say? We need more Eagle Owls then. I wonder where I can obtain some...

eBay it would seem.... http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/wakefield-news/Wakefield-couple-39traded-exotic-pets.5271023.jp

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