The wildlife

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:06:44 +0000, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

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Then today I passed a field of black-faced sheep - several of which
were lined up at the gate, as I cycled by and they too stared intently
as I went by. Obviously the sight of fatbirdonabike intrigued them ;-)

They were probably contemplating what sort of food you might have in
your packpack. The Soay sheep where I was working last week come and
stand on my feet to sniff what I'm eating. They definitely like
Indonesian spicy crackers, but turn their noses up at tuna salad.

Mike

Mike Causer said:

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:06:44 +0000, dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers

Quoted message said:

Then today I passed a field of black-faced sheep - several of which
were lined up at the gate, as I cycled by and they too stared intently
as I went by. Obviously the sight of fatbirdonabike intrigued them ;-)

They were probably contemplating what sort of food you might have in
your packpack. The Soay sheep where I was working last week come and
stand on my feet to sniff what I'm eating. They definitely like
Indonesian spicy crackers, but turn their noses up at tuna salad.

I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

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They were probably contemplating what sort of food you might have in
your packpack.

Then they were demonstrating just how dim sheep are, as I didn't have a pack of
any kind ;-)

Cheers, helen s

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On 24/7/04 11:13 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Andy Hewitt"

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I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

I tend to find mars bars in my rucksack but have never found a sheep there..
Yosemite squirrels are another matter..

...d

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Pootling around the lanes of Norfolk yesterday, going over to check out

the

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boarding cattery fro the Unfit Family's felines, a kestrel landed in the

hedge

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at the side of the road and remained there as I cycled by, its head

swivelled

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as I cycled by, so it was watching me the entire time. Lovely bird up

close.

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Then today I passed a field of black-faced sheep - several of which were

lined

Quoted message said:

up at the gate, as I cycled by and they too stared intently as I went by.
Obviously the sight of fatbirdonabike intrigued them ;-)

Cheers, helen s

As my regular daily run is out of town I see a lot of wildlife on my
travels. I've noticed that many creatures are less wary of a cyclist than
they are of a human on foot.....

Quoted message said:

Obviously the sight of fatbirdonabike intrigued them ;-)

One can fully appreciate the fascination.. :-) It's a topic that, in
general, simply doesn't get enough serious research IMHO...... ;-)

David Martin said:

On 24/7/04 11:13 pm, in article
[email hidden], "Andy Hewitt"

Quoted message said:

I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

I tend to find mars bars in my rucksack but have never found a sheep there..
Yosemite squirrels are another matter..

LOL, I'm glad to say I wouldn't know that one :-)

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thing.not.too.hard.to.work.out> wrote:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Obviously the sight of fatbirdonabike intrigued them ;-)

One can fully appreciate the fascination.. :-) It's a topic that, in
general, simply doesn't get enough serious research IMHO...... ;-)

It certainly intrigued Freddie Mecury ;-)

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Quoted message said:

I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

You might find the farmers wouldn't appreciate you feeding their livestock
Mars bars....... Or ow't else for that matter...

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It certainly intrigued Freddie Mecury ;-)

Ah yes! I remember the poster well......... though I can't help suspecting
the sainted Mr Mercury was a tad insincere in stating his enthusiasm for
ladies..... well rounded or otherwise.....

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cycled by and they too stared intently as I went by. Obviously the
sight of fatbirdonabike intrigued them ;-)

It's the lycra.

Andy Hewitt said:

I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

I find that they are like sheep, myself, but I agree there is a bit of a
resemblance if you squint.

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"David Martin" wrote :

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I tend to find mars bars in my rucksack but have never found a sheep

there..

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Yosemite squirrels are another matter..

Yosemite squirrels did a fair bit of damage to a good rucksack of mine while
investigating the contents. I've had very little use for the disease bearing
rodents ever since then.
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mark

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thing.not.too.hard.to.work.out said:

Quoted message said:

I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

You might find the farmers wouldn't appreciate you feeding their livestock
Mars bars....... Or ow't else for that matter...

Prolly not, it was some years ago now though.

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James Annan said:

Andy Hewitt said:

I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

I find that they are like sheep, myself, but I agree there is a bit of a
resemblance if you squint.

Smartarse!

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"LaoFuZhi" <the.real.address [email hidden]

thing.not.too.hard.to.work.out said:

Quoted message said:

It certainly intrigued Freddie Mecury ;-)

Ah yes! I remember the poster well......... though I can't help suspecting
the sainted Mr Mercury was a tad insincere in stating his enthusiasm for
ladies..... well rounded or otherwise.....

Er, yes.

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On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:13:34 +0100, [email hidden] (Andy
Hewitt) wrote in message
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I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

Never tried eating them myself.

Guy
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Just zis Guy said:

On Sat, 24 Jul 2004 23:13:34 +0100, [email hidden] (Andy
Hewitt) wrote in message
<[email hidden]>:

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I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

Never tried eating them myself.

Well, you can get desperate you know ;-)

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In article <[email hidden]>,

(Andy Hewitt) said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I found the sheep on top of Y'Garn in Snowdonia like Mars bars.

Never tried eating them myself.

Well, you can get desperate you know ;-)

Well, the sheep are natural prey, and those out on the open moors
present less ethical problems than complicity in modern intensive
farming practices.

But yes, you'd have to be desparate to eat a mars bar.

--
Nick Kew

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thing.not.too.hard.to.work.out') said:

"dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers" <[email hidden]> wrote
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Quoted message said:

Pootling around the lanes of Norfolk yesterday, going over to check
out

the

Quoted message said:

boarding cattery fro the Unfit Family's felines, a kestrel landed in
the

hedge

Quoted message said:

at the side of the road and remained there as I cycled by, its head

swivelled

Quoted message said:

as I cycled by, so it was watching me the entire time. Lovely bird up

close.

Quoted message said:

Then today I passed a field of black-faced sheep - several of which
were

lined

Quoted message said:

up at the gate, as I cycled by and they too stared intently as I went
by. Obviously the sight of fatbirdonabike intrigued them ;-)

Cheers, helen s

As my regular daily run is out of town I see a lot of wildlife on my
travels. I've noticed that many creatures are less wary of a cyclist
than they are of a human on foot.....

You approach very quickly for something so quiet, and very quietly for
something so quick. On one evening's ride some years ago I was actually
in collision with a roe buck - we didn't see one another until too
late, and he totally misjudged my speed and bounded out to hit me
approximately mid-thigh. I stayed upright and he charged off into the
trees so was presumably OK... On solo night rides off road I've had
hares freeze in the light from my Lumis and stay frozen while I passed
within a yard of them. Only Thursday I passed two buzzards within six
feet. You do often get amazingly close to wildlife on a bike.

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