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Cycling along national cycle route 4 yesterday, I saw a cracked egg in the road with three young
lads hanging about. One had his hand in his pocket and was waiting for me.... The most evil stare I
could muster made him think twice about taking his hand out of his pocket .. he gave me a friendly
hello, and watched his intended victim go past. I think he decided 6ft, 15 stone isn't really a good
choice of target. ;)
The funniest bit of all, was chasing down a cyclist, I watched as he hopped onto the pavement to get
past a queue of traffic. Crash Bang Wallop into a young lad on his bike. Everyone was okay, and one
of the lad's mates had the most contagious laugh. I couldn't help but smile. Noticing that I'd taken
the wrong route, I doubled back a few minutes later with this guy still putting stuff back onto his
bike. Longcut, shortcut, shouldn't ride on pavements, huh?!
elyob wrote:
> Cycling along national cycle route 4 yesterday, I saw a cracked egg in the road with three young
> lads hanging about. One had his hand in his pocket and was waiting for me.... The most evil stare
> I could muster made him think twice about taking his hand out of his pocket .. he gave me a
> friendly hello, and watched his intended victim go past. I think he decided 6ft, 15 stone isn't
> really a good choice of target. ;)
Out with the CTC this morning, saw a boxer dog in the middle of the road standing over a freshly
dead chicken. Someone's going to be in trouble...
Zog The Undeniable wrote:
>
> Out with the CTC this morning, saw a boxer dog in the middle of the road standing over a freshly
> dead chicken. Someone's going to be in trouble...
>
Out this morning and saw a fox; with a very nice looking leg of lamb in it's mouth. Somone is going
to have missed Sunday Lunch!
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elyob <newsprofile@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Cycling along national cycle route 4 yesterday,
I was on part of that this morning, to fall in with the rest of the thread I saw a dead badger.
marc@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk (Marc) writes:
> elyob <newsprofile@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Cycling along national cycle route 4 yesterday,
>
> I was on part of that this morning, to fall in with the rest of the thread I saw a dead badger.
Too many of those about, sadly. Dead badgers I've seen outnumber live ones by a considerable margin.
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Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
> > elyob <newsprofile@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Cycling along national cycle route 4 yesterday,
> >
> > I was on part of that this morning, to fall in with the rest of the thread I saw a dead badger.
>
> Too many of those about, sadly. Dead badgers I've seen outnumber live ones by a
> considerable margin.
Really? I have almost the complete opposite experience , this was the first dead one I have
ever seen.
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003, Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
> marc@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk (Marc) writes:
>
> > I was on part of that this morning, to fall in with the rest of the thread I saw a dead badger.
>
> Too many of those about, sadly. Dead badgers I've seen outnumber live ones by a considerable
> margin.
Until recently I'd agree, but I've seen three live ones this summer - one in daylight (oddly) just
lumbered into the bushes as I came round a corner in an off-road path at the beginning of the
summer, and then last week I was flying (incautiously and reprehensibly) down a lane in teh dark
when two ran ahead of me a little and then veered off into teh bushes to teh side.
regards, Ian SMith
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> marc@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk (Marc) writes:
>
> > elyob <newsprofile@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Cycling along national cycle route 4 yesterday,
> >
> > I was on part of that this morning, to fall in with the rest of the thread I saw a dead badger.
>
> Too many of those about, sadly. Dead badgers I've seen outnumber live ones by a
> considerable margin.
despite being a wildlifey type person who goes out of their way to see all sorts of beasties, that'd
be 1:0 in my case too.
Simon Brooke wrote:
>
> Too many of those about, sadly. Dead badgers I've seen outnumber live ones by a
> considerable margin.
The live ones can hear you coming.
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> "Simon Brooke" <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote in message
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> > marc@jaceeprint.demon.co.uk (Marc) writes:
> >
> > > elyob <newsprofile@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Cycling along national cycle route 4 yesterday,
> > >
> > > I was on part of that this morning, to fall in with the rest of the thread I saw a dead
> > > badger.
> >
> > Too many of those about, sadly. Dead badgers I've seen outnumber live ones by a considerable
> > margin.
>
> despite being a wildlifey type person who goes out of their way to see all sorts of beasties,
> that'd be 1:0 in my case too.
>
>
I've only seen one .. I was in a car, and it's had freshly been run over. The other driver left the
scene leaving the cull to me. I couldn't do it, and then a farmers wife came around the corner in a
Land Rover. Big stick ... badger out of misery.
Never seen a badger anywhere near London though. Foxes, however, 2ish:Millions.
"the Mark" <the_mark@hotmail.com> writes:
> Simon Brooke wrote:
> >
> > Too many of those about, sadly. Dead badgers I've seen outnumber live ones by a considerable
> > margin.
>
> The live ones can hear you coming.
I find, actually, that a bike is an excellent way of seeing wildlife, particularly around dusk,
because they _don't_ hear you coming (and don't expect anythign so quiet to move so quickly).
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> Never seen a badger anywhere near London though. Foxes, however, 2ish:Millions.
>
they walk about Caversham (northern suburb of Reading) as brazenly as old grannies' lap-dogs! They
are also better at crossing roads it seems....
Recently saw a fox waiting by the roadside whilst cars zoomed past - it crossed at a suitable gap
like a well-trained dog. One of the passing cars was a TVP patrol car - the fox seemed to try and
"keep its head down" when it saw that one! [could actually have been the reflective strips, causing
the fox to be dazzled?]
Alex
> The live ones can hear you coming.
> --
> Mark
You get a nice pop sound from frogs if you go over them just right.
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> > The live ones can hear you coming.
> > --
> > Mark
>
> You get a nice pop sound from frogs if you go over them just right.
>
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Worryingly you appear to be speaking from experience.
:-D
Simon Brooke wrote:
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> I find, actually, that a bike is an excellent way of seeing wildlife, particularly around dusk,
> because they _don't_ hear you coming (and don't expect anythign so quiet to move so quickly).
The two full grown deer that shot across about 6ft in front of me were a bit too close for comfort.
The kamikaze bunnies trying to get diced by my spokes I can deal with but two full grown deer?
Tony
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 09:35:08 GMT, Simon Brooke <simon@jasmine.org.uk> wrote:
>I find, actually, that a bike is an excellent way of seeing wildlife, particularly around dusk,
>because they _don't_ hear you coming (and don't expect anythign so quiet to move so quickly).
Why am I reminded of pedestrians' behaviour? :-0
James
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 18:24:10 +0100, Colin Blackburn <colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk> wrote:
> And, sort of comedy 'taches crossing the road---I think they are voles.
>
Nah! They're POB's.
James (who bought some shaving foam tonight. Shall I reshave my head?)
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In article <MPG.19d2a911c5c56032989c7f@localhost>, colin.blackburn@durham.ac.uk says...
> In article <ht4hmvorugqi4fo1cjdr3iouoo1riee72e@4ax.com>,
> jUNDERSCOREhodson@ntlworld.com.invalid says...
>
> > In my younger years I went to skool in Formby in what is now deemed to be Merseyside. Formby has
> > Red Squirrels rather than the grey types we have around here, so be it.
>
> We still have reds up here and I have been lucky enough to see a couple from the saddle. When I
> lived down in Oxford I regularly saw foxes while heading home at night. Here I get stoats,
> weasels, kestrels and barn owls among other things. And, sort of comedy 'taches crossing the
> road---I think they are voles.
>
> Colin
>
It's the reason I continue Mountain Biking, being so close to nature and seing such fauna (in
forests etc.) you wouldn't see anywhere else. I remember this one time I was cycling along quite
happily in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park and was stopped in my tracks by a fully grown stag in the
middle of the road! It tried to stare me out, but I won, after what felt like 10 minutes of staring
at each other, he jumped about 8-10m high right into the forest, gone! Ah yes, I really felt the
'force' flowing through me that day.
Or it couldn't have been last nights curry. :)
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