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TimRuns
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 Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:32 Post subject: What sort of wildlife have you seen while running?
Excluding walks, hikes, and zoo trips (I definitely see more while hiking/walking)
Other than bugs, I've seen:
Birds: sparrows, finches, wrens, crows, woodpeckers, bald eagles, ducks, Canada geese, herons
Mammals: squirrels, mice, a dead rat, and just last Saturday, a coyote
Fortunately I have not met my first bear or cougar...
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copteacher
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Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:36 Post subject:
deer, turtles, moose, geese, seagulls, swans, ducks, snakes, raccoon, skunks, squirells, possums ....
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thegman
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Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:36 Post subject:
I crossed paths with a King snake during my Sunday morning run.
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airehead
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Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:37 Post subject:
possums, rabbits, squirrels--in Alaska we had moose and bear in our yard (which kept us from going out)
My favorite wildlife: Army guys 
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:37 Post subject:
lots of birds and squirrels, the snake i saw a few weeks ago, some ducks and geese, some cool butterflies...
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TimRuns
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Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:39 Post subject:
| airehead wrote: | possums, rabbits, squirrels--in Alaska we had moose and bear in our yard (which kept us from going out)
My favorite wildlife: Army guys |
The wild men I suppose...How'bout sasquatch?
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airehead
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Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:45 Post subject:
| TimRuns wrote: | | airehead wrote: | possums, rabbits, squirrels--in Alaska we had moose and bear in our yard (which kept us from going out)
My favorite wildlife: Army guys |
The wild men I suppose...How'bout sasquatch? |
Nope, they were clean-shaven 
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crazyfrog
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Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:46 Post subject:
omg! so theres this guy where i usually run who is obviously training for something (i hope!) who walks the trail wearing what must be at least a 75lb pack and arm and leg weights with his hiking boots. he also does chinups and pushups with all this gear on. he is usually absolutely soaking everytime i see him. talk about wild men... 
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airehead
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Posted: 08/11/03 - 23:49 Post subject:
| crazyfrog wrote: | | omg! so theres this guy where i usually run who is obviously training for something (i hope!) who walks the trail wearing what must be at least a 75lb pack and arm and leg weights with his hiking boots. he also does chinups and pushups with all this gear on. he is usually absolutely soaking everytime i see him. talk about wild men... |
I hope he's training for something....  That's incredible dedication for not having a particular goal!
Although I think it would be kinda cool to start training to meet S.W.A.T team standards or Army Ranger standards just for kicks. 
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keltic63
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Posted: 08/12/03 - 07:25 Post subject:
I've been seeing these along the trail that we have here in town:
I have also seen a fox while running, in addition to the usual gray squirrels, chipmunks, and assorted birds.
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robp
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Posted: 08/12/03 - 07:29 Post subject:
Skunks, possums, raccoons, deer, rabbits, squirrels, red fox.....
see lots more when i'm hiking...
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Cappy
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Posted: 08/12/03 - 07:53 Post subject:
Deer, possum, rat's, mice, snakes, geese. A lot of cool stuff of that wildlife refuge too.
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TriBob
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Posted: 08/12/03 - 08:16 Post subject:
I used to run in a preserve. I saw nesting bald eagles, deer, egrets, herrons, red fox.
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elkid
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Posted: 08/12/03 - 09:06 Post subject:
I don't know from nature much, but I've seen deer, groundhogs, squirrels, dogs, cats, various birds, but no
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| crazyfrog wrote: | | omg! so theres this guy where i usually run who is obviously training for something (i hope!) who walks the trail wearing what must be at least a 75lb pack and arm and leg weights with his hiking boots. he also does chinups and pushups with all this gear on. he is usually absolutely soaking everytime i see him. talk about wild men... |
There's a walker dude in my neighborhood that has a standard outfit, no matter what the weather, in either red, white, or royal blue: sweatpants, matching sweatshirt tucked in, black socks, gloves tucked into sweatshirt sleeves, hat pulled down nearly over his glasses, and sweatbands for his wrists and head. I almost had an accident last month when I saw him without the gloves and hat and in a T-shirt, all the while screaming "OHMYGOD, PARAMEDIC - THAT'S THE GUY! HE'S CHANGED HIS CLOTHES!"
I need to get out more often.
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