Wildlife encounters

@Voodoo Tom and I came across wild kingdom yesterday in our adventure.
In order of appearance:
  • Two Bobcats
  • One Lady hiking
  • Several very large Heifers (some stampeding)
  • About 8 or 9 Deer
  • More Cows
  • One Charging Mule Deer
  • Several Sleeping Zombies (can not confirm or deny)
  • One Fox (four legged kind)
  • Several more Deer
  • and Rusty (he's still pretty wild even on visit two)
 
Mikie said:
@Voodoo Tom and I came across wild kingdom yesterday in our adventure.
In order of appearance:
  • Two Bobcats
  • One Lady hiking
  • Several very large Heifers (some stampeding)
  • About 8 or 9 Deer
  • More Cows
  • One Charging Mule Deer
  • Several Sleeping Zombies (can not confirm or deny)
  • One Fox (four legged kind)
  • Several more Deer
  • and Rusty (he's still pretty wild even on visit two)
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I did notice that those cattle hadn't missed any meals. They seemed pretty large for range fed. They probably lost a few lbs with you guys chasing/racing them. Good thing they didn't belong to my dad or my uncle.:)
 
Derkderkall said:
So this kind of crossed into a couple of my other posts today. Coming down Monrovia Canyon, right at the dam, was a good sized bear! Looked at me, kept chomping on some bushes, and eventually went down over the side. I came around the next bend and there he was again. 15 more minutes of slowly following him down the hill and he dispersed into the canyon by the bridge near the park. Looked very well fed.

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Looks like your friend is a real traveler.
 
Yesterday I was all ready to take off from home and when I opened the door at 6am, I couldn't see the street with all the fog. Usually, I really enjoy mornings like this as it keeps the causal riders back on the couch. I waited a bit and took off - perfect timing.

I don't know why, but I was witness to FIVE super cool hawk sightings. All were less than 30' off the ground and all but one involved hunting down sparrows or doves while they raced through tree branches. It was impressive to see how maneuverable the hawks were in the tight quarters. Lucky me!
 
On my hike today I saw two gopher snakes, one was dead:(, but this handsome fella was so docile, he let me pick him right up!

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Saw mama bear with two cubs near Bridalveil Falls parking lot in Yosemite. Teaching the kids how NOT to break into cars – good job, Mom. :thumbsup:

Driving home... Why do deer stand on the freeway? I came so close, right in between two of them after a swerve. Near disaster, watch yerself in pre-dawn hours.

This morning, two does with three fawns right in the yard, my cats are like WTF, we're being infiltrated!
 
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This might not qualify, but encountered seven tarantulas (and only one tarantula hawk) hiking in Fremont Canyon last night. It was 84 degrees at the weather station, so a little brutal ascent (for me). The "coal mine" was, as I recalled from an MTB ride about 15 years ago, not very "miney". One of the smaller subjects; another was pretty large.
 
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I had a horrible smell of death or old stinky clothing in my car since about mid week after Snow Summit ride. I thought maybe one of my socks or headband or something had escaped me. I started pulling up seats, looking under and all that kind of stuff. I pulled up the panel where the spare tire tools are stored. SURPRISE, a dead snake was being eaten by maggots. "Ooh that smell" (Lynyrd Skynyrd reference). I vacuumed it out with my shop vac and forgot to take pics. Smell still there but dissipating. How did that snake get in the vehicle?
 
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