wildlife on your daily commute
mudcow007
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i was really really lucky this morning, im not usually one for wildlife, but today i had to take a couple of pictures as im pretty sure what i spotted are quite rare
if im not mistaken this is the bandit-bike bird, rumour has it they ride off to somewhere quiet and spontaneous combust when they are ready to die....
i didnt know what this one was called but, it looks no more than a year or so old, poor thing looks like its been attacked by some feral foxes
so what wildlife do you normally see?
apologies for the shocking quality of the camera (ipod)
if im not mistaken this is the bandit-bike bird, rumour has it they ride off to somewhere quiet and spontaneous combust when they are ready to die....
i didnt know what this one was called but, it looks no more than a year or so old, poor thing looks like its been attacked by some feral foxes
so what wildlife do you normally see?
apologies for the shocking quality of the camera (ipod)
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go though two parks so I see red/fallow deer, foxes, rats crows ducks, and other water birds.
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Dolphins, seals, foxes, red kites (and other birds of prey), deer/stags, hundreds of rabbits, red squirrels, geese etc etc
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Went to see a flat in South Hampstead last night. My commute to work would take me through London Zoo. Tempting...0
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Saw some lambs gambling this morning – internet betting has a lot to answer for.Nobody told me we had a communication problem0
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JZed wrote:notsoblue wrote:Went to see a flat in South Hampstead last night. My commute to work would take me through London Zoo. Tempting...
Thought you'd only just moved to Brick Lane - commute too short?
Just flat sitting for a few months, not perm. And yeah, commute is far too short! Lots of potential SCR around Regent's Park by the way. The circuit seems to be a popular place for road training. Not quite the embankment though
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Saw three deer this morning and a gaggle muster of peahens
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Pheasents, foxes, a stoat (i think), barn owls, horses, swans in flight, the odd rat, not seen a deer yet but there is plenty of evidence that they are about.0
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Rats mainly, especially through Neasden after going under the north circular. Although I did see a tiny deer once along the banks of the river Brent.My legs really ache.0
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I tend to come across pondlife every now and then.0
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I got held up by sheep that clearly had no idea where they were going last week around a roundabout - just like cars most days
Last night coming up the Chute Causeway I had a small herd of Deer appear in the road before me. They all had a look and then one of them gave it large trying it on and racing along side me. Never afraid of a challenge I dropped a gear and rinsed the upstart big time. I bet his mates gave him some stick later
In the past I have been pecked by the bloody geese that think the road through Upavon belongs to them and no one else probably mates with the cocky deerFcn 5
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Nik Cube wrote:Last night coming up the Chute Causeway I had a small herd of Deer appear in the road before me. They all had a look and then one of them gave it large trying it on and racing along side me. Never afraid of a challenge I dropped a gear and rinsed the upstart big time. I bet his mates gave him some stick later
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On my inner city commute I've come across a fox on a zebra crossing. When I first saw it I took it to be a dog and was looking for the owner but with no owner present and the reddish coat made me think it was a fox with the green cross code. I did see another leavin McDonalds which is a good indication of the quality of the catering available.I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.0
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Nik Cube wrote:I got held up by sheep that clearly had no idea where they were going last week around a roundabout - just like cars most days
Perhaps they were doing a ewe turn?0 -
MTBers everywhere on my route.FCN 2-4.
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notsoblue wrote:Went to see a flat in South Hampstead last night. My commute to work would take me through London Zoo. Tempting...
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Nik Cube wrote:In the past I have been pecked by the bloody geese that think the road through Upavon belongs to them and no one else probably mates with the cocky deer
I've seen a gander that mates with a bucket but never a deer...0
