Wildlife encounters

Descending GMR to east fork my buddy saw this walking across the street and posed on the side.

 

Beautiful!

 

Awwwwwwwwwesome!!!!!!

 

Hiking in Big Dalton Canyon today. Huge bird in a tree. Putrid stench of something rotten.

It was this beauty

 

A Turkey Vulture likely feeding on the remains of something killed by a mountain lion. Watch your 6 going through there.

 

Also found this guy

 

Riding down Lynx at Aliso on Friday when I heard a loud noise to my right and before I could even process it, a large deer bolted across the trail about 2 feet in front of me. First thought: Holy sh**, that deer almost took me out. Second thought: Holy sh**, what was a chasing the deer that made it run so fast? It was a reality check about how quickly these large animals can be on top of you while riding. I didn't even have a chance to hit my brakes. Had it been a mountain lion, I would have had a very bad day.

 

Does he/she not know it's bikes only now?

 

Good question. I think word needs to get out to rattlesnakes as well. And I'm pretty sure deer use the 'they' pronoun

 

There are NO mtn lions in the coastal parks. Biggest carnivore is a bobcat. The deer was spooked by you and despite not having head lights it jumped in front of you instead of away. Glad you didn’t ball up going down Lynx, it’s running pretty rough right now.

 

Well, other than the EIR I previously linked that recorded Mt Lion scat in Aliso.
Though it probably was just a startled deer.
We were running in a group through Aliso some years ago and spooked three deer. One of them ran into a friend. Knocked her flat on her side, bruises and scrapes all over.

 

On Main Divide Rd, a pickup approached and stopped. As I rode by his driver window he says You just missed a rattlesnake!

 

and there was the lion killed on the 73, near Laguna Canyon Rd.

 

I like to check out trails I see, but this would definitely be a pucker moment for most of us. @SnakeCharmer on the other hand would be in heaven and feel right at home.

"Teen Accidentally Rides Bike Into Den of Rattlesnakes" https://www-newsweek-com.cdn.amppro...identally-rides-bike-den-rattlesnakes-1590159

 

Seen this lil cute bear, at the Cosmic cafe unfortunately for both of us the place was closed!

 

Looks like we interrupted Mr. Rattlesnake's dinner.

 

Poor wittle bunny.

 

Thicc snake!

 

First interview with Utah man who was chased by a…:

 

Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty!!!!

 

I went up to our desert retreat this weekend to hang out with some extended family. My cousin and I, being the nature freaks that we are, leave a table top lying flat on the ground next to the house so that desert creatures can take refuge underneath it. Except for in the cold of Winter, there is usually some cool little creepy crawlers under there and this time was no exception. There was a sizable Desert Hairy Scorpion under there, along with a Yucca Night Lizard. The lizard scurried over to the scorpion and the capture was made. Lizard for breakfast, is what it was going to be.

 

Saw mama dear and and two little ones while climbing up Fern this morning.

No pics though

 

Saw my first Bald Eagle in the wild Saturday in Cuyamaca State Park...no pictures cause it wouldn’t have come out anyway.

saw a wild turkey as well...and no, I’m not talking about any of the hooligans.

 

or the drink?

 

Credible report of a Mt. Lion in LCWP.

Here they come!

 

Sad Encounter.

SCST. It was so bright it caught my eye even though I was moving.

Went back... It was pre - squished.



Or perhaps it was a mountain lion

 

details?

 

I call this guy inchworm snake for the way it moved.

 

What about those "experts" who have told us there are no lions west of 405/5 and we are confused by bobcats?

 

That's my worry! But if it was a bobcat, it was a very big bobcat without the bobcat ears and tail and with a single-color coat.

Details? Friend of @tbarnesarc saw the critter on Stage Coach trail yesterday.