RidingAgain Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 Not sure this is so odd, but I thought it was as it's the first time I've seen a Road Runner in a tree. Sorry the photo is not so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natas1321 Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 I see roadrunners quite often but don't ever recall seeing one in a tree. Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I don't recall ever seeing a road runner on the wing, so that is fascinating. WIKI says that roadrunners will fly to escape predators but prefer to walk or run. They are members of the cuckoo family. I heard an owl hooting at WC last week in the evening near the Lincolnshire trailhead , but didn't see it. There is someone who uses these little disposable plastic devices to floss their teeth and then discards them on the Shady Springs side trail, so that is something I see on that particular trail. I found a mouthpiece for a hydration pack drinking tube this last week. That's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sluggo Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 One time, I saw two dogs fucking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRider3141 Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I saw a pair of Civets in the tree at the end of Picnic right next to the bridge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 I went on a road ride a few months ago. It was cool outside and had recently rained. As I rode past a business park, I noticed dozens of vultures standing around with their wings spread out, watching me. They were steaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4fun Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 50 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: I went on a road ride a few months ago. It was cool outside and had recently rained. As I rode past a business park, I noticed dozens of vultures standing around with their wings spread out, watching me. They were steaming. How hard were you riding? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 Once on the greenbelt I saw a roadrunner pass in front of me. A little while later I cam across a dead coyote. I think we all know what happened. 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 42 minutes ago, AustinBike said: Once on the greenbelt I saw a roadrunner pass in front of me. A little while later I cam across a dead coyote. I think we all know what happened. Anvil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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June Bug Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 13 hours ago, mack_turtle said: I went on a road ride a few months ago. It was cool outside and had recently rained. As I rode past a business park, I noticed dozens of vultures standing around with their wings spread out, watching me. They were steaming. I just did a quick google on vultures. Those look more like black vultures with the white on the wing tips, but turkey vultures more often hang out with their wings spread to dry their wings or regulate body temp. Whichever it is, that is an awesome sight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Man Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I saw either a fox or a ring tail cat yesterday crossing the street 50' in front of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 My son discovered a roadrunner’s nest twenty-five feet up in an oak tree on the front of our property. He saw it hop from branch to branch to reach the nest. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cxagent Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Taco Man said: I saw either a fox or a ring tail cat yesterday crossing the street 50' in front of me. I see fox on the trail and in my neighborhood all the time. There is one that crosses my yard almost nightly. I capture pictures of them on the game cameras too. We have plenty of them here in south ATX. I have captured pictures and paw prints of bobcats. Those are more rare but they are around here. I don't think I have ever seen a ring tailed cat. I had to look that one up - https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/rtail/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notyal Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 20 minutes ago, cxagent said: I see fox on the trail and in my neighborhood all the time. There is one that crosses my yard almost nightly. I capture pictures of them on the game cameras too. We have plenty of them here in south ATX. I have captured pictures and paw prints of bobcats. Those are more rare but they are around here. I don't think I have ever seen a ring tailed cat. I had to look that one up - https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/rtail/ I saw a bobcat in Slaughter Creek one time. I only saw it running away, but those bobbed tails are pretty unmistakable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olddbrider Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Years ago while riding Lake Georgetown, I saw a tall blond in a bikini walking up the trail toward me. As I got closer, I realized it was a dude. I think I've only ridden there once since then. Not because of the dude in the bikini... 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonioGG Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 (edited) I saw a dying barred owl while trail running close to my house. I am not sure what was wrong but without any kind of thick blanket or gloves I wasn't about to grab it and its ~1" long talons. Same trail about a week later, I saw the biggest red tail hawk I've ever seen, just hanging out on a branch above the creek. Edited April 6, 2020 by AntonioGG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AustinBike Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 Coolest owl I ever saw was at Walnut Creek, one morning on a 6am ride with lights. As I was flying through the inner log loops it swooped down into my light beam, about 10 feet in front of me. I am guessing it was using my light to spot prey and hung with me for several minutes, then took off into the sky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree Magnet Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 1 minute ago, AustinBike said: Coolest owl I ever saw was at Walnut Creek, one morning on a 6am ride with lights. As I was flying through the inner log loops it swooped down into my light beam, about 10 feet in front of me. I am guessing it was using my light to spot prey and hung with me for several minutes, then took off into the sky. Same exact thing happened to me on inner log loop during a night ride. However, I don't think that he was using my light to find a meal. I think that he was using my presence and motion to scare something up. I'm quite confident an owl can see well enough at night to catch whatever moves. The problem is getting it to move! You see cattle egret following around grazing cattle or tractors plowing/moving for the same reason. Birds might have small brains but they're pretty damn smart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafeend Posted April 6, 2020 Share Posted April 6, 2020 I have seen a ringtail at BC one night a few yrs ago. That was pretty cool. Last summer I was stopped by some dude wearing fulling on DH kit, Full face, Chest pads, Arms , Legs, Full length pants and long sleeve jersey , he had to take his mouth guard out to speak to me. He wanted to know if he can ride an e-bike on there. We were on Peddlers Pass . I wondered if he knew knew something I didnt know about some hidden features 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Wow, have never seen a Ringtail. While riding through WC a few yrs ago a Red Tail flew right over our head and grabbed a Dove we spooked up. It was kinda surreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attaboy Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Same exact thing happened to me on inner log loop during a night ride. However, I don't think that he was using my light to find a meal. I think that he was using my presence and motion to scare something up. I'm quite confident an owl can see well enough at night to catch whatever moves. The problem is getting it to move! You see cattle egret following around grazing cattle or tractors plowing/moving for the same reason. Birds might have small brains but they're pretty damn smart.Had this happen on GB multiple times on predawn rides. Wondered if it was a hunting tactic. Once, I was near a tree and turned my head as I was riding by (with lamp on helmet) and was face-to- face with a screech owl. By far the strangest things have been: the head and neck (decapitated) of a young deer right on the trail —predawn on GB;A young topless woman hiking with with her young son; a bobcat nonchalantly walking across the trail about 15 feet in front of me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mack_turtle Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) riding through Stephenson Preserve, I rode past a ... fashion photoshoot? a bare-chested women was standing in the middle of a field while another women was photographing her. nothing raunchy going on, it all seemed very tasteful. just kinda weird. On that note, there's a lot "found materials" art installations in south Austin. Stephenson has some local guerrilla artists who install new stuff all the time. I met the guy who made the "meditation station" you'll see in the middle of Reproductive Cycle. There's a spiral of rocks, gemstones, dream-catchers and other new-agey stuff on a trail in BCGB that I could not find again if I tried, which makes it all the more mysterious. I almost ran over a passed-out drunk man under a MOPAC bridge along Williamson Creek one day. I woke him up and he started telling me his life's story. I didn't want his life's story but I could not shut him up. I talked him into getting up and finding some water to drink. I saw him a little while later at Whataburger and he said someone had bought him some food. then he want to Taco Cabana and started drinking again. damn, that was a sad day for me, maybe worse for him. Edited April 7, 2020 by mack_turtle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrzej Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 19 minutes ago, mack_turtle said: riding through Stephenson Preserve, I rode past a ... fashion photoshoot? a bare-chested women was standing in the middle of a field while another women was photographing her. nothing raunchy going on, it all seemed very tasteful. just kinda weird. Sounds similar to a ride sighting I encountered a couple of months ago. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFisher Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, Andrzej said: Sounds similar to a ride sighting I encountered a couple of months ago. Do you know them? Did you just ask them to hold your bike? This is an intriguing photo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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