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  • Gilbie
    Gilbie Posts: 99
    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...

    haha :mrgreen:
    Back to the owl, looked fairly light in colour, almost white. Perhaps about 3 ft span?
    On road
    Or off road?
  • tardington
    tardington Posts: 1,379
    A barn owl then?
  • pigeon42
    pigeon42 Posts: 98
    My most exciting wildlife spot to date is a stoat :)

    Pheasants are a regular feature round here, as well as red kites, squirrels, horses, cows and a suicidal blackbird that decided to fly right under Mr P's backwheel - thankfully not through the spokes...

    We were coming back from the market last weekend, and there were 3 ducks hanging around the local shopping centre too (I think I glimpsed some Burberry and one of them definitely had a blingy gold chain on)
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  • pigeon42
    pigeon42 Posts: 98
    PS the title of this thread reminds me of me & Mr P's favourite game: Dog Count
    This involves each player on a given journey (whether by bike, car or walking) setting a target number of dogs they expect to see during the journey. Player who picks the number closest to the number of dogs seen wins!

    Cue much arguing about which dogs "count" - are small dogs technically only half a dog?? Are Pyrenean Mountain Dogs and other weird looking unusual dogs worth bonus points? Does the dog attract more points if it's doing something funny when you see it? Dogs wearing jackets or similar attire are also good for bonus points :D
    FCN 10
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    pigeon42 wrote:
    PS the title of this thread reminds me of me & Mr P's favourite game: Dog Count
    This involves each player on a given journey (whether by bike, car or walking) setting a target number of dogs they expect to see during the journey. Player who picks the number closest to the number of dogs seen wins!

    Cue much arguing about which dogs "count" - are small dogs technically only half a dog?? Are Pyrenean Mountain Dogs and other weird looking unusual dogs worth bonus points? Does the dog attract more points if it's doing something funny when you see it? Dogs wearing jackets or similar attire are also good for bonus points :D

    :shock:

    You two should get out more perhaps take up a hobby :shock: :roll:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • pigeon42
    pigeon42 Posts: 98
    Ah but you miss the beauty of Dog Count - it combines perfectly with cycling :D
    And if you get bored of dogs, or live in a dogless wasteland, other animals are easily substituted - pigeons, rats, earwigs...
    FCN 10
  • biondino
    biondino Posts: 5,990
    pigeon42 wrote:
    My most exciting wildlife spot to date is a stoat :)

    I love spotting wild animals - the best I've seen have been a wolf, a ratlesnake, a condor, a family of sloe worms, a peregrine falcon. Guess how many of them were in the UK...
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  • roger_merriman
    roger_merriman Posts: 6,165
    biondino wrote:
    pigeon42 wrote:
    My most exciting wildlife spot to date is a stoat :)

    I love spotting wild animals - the best I've seen have been a wolf, a ratlesnake, a condor, a family of sloe worms, a peregrine falcon. Guess how many of them were in the UK...

    merlins are great, they rocket along the lanes nr my folks place, riding the heat off the road.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    biondino wrote:
    pigeon42 wrote:
    My most exciting wildlife spot to date is a stoat :)

    I love spotting wild animals - the best I've seen have been a wolf, a ratlesnake, a condor, a family of sloe worms, a peregrine falcon. Guess how many of them were in the UK...

    It's easier in the zoo I guess :P
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.

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