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07-04-08, 08:40 PM
There is this cat that likes to lay directly in the middle of the bicycle trail I ride on. The first time I saw this cat I thought it was dead from maybe getting run over by a bicycle. I stopped to check on him and was very surprised to see it still alive, but I thought the cat must have been seriously injured because he did not move or even flinch when I rode up on him, but then to my amazement and relief, he stretched out a paw the same way my own cats do to cat some attention. I then give him a gentle nudge to see if he can stand and to further see if he's injured. He then simply stands up and looks perfectly fine, so I coaxed him to the side of the trail away from any danger of being hit by anyone.
I ride off looking back to see this cat just sitting on the side of the trail watching me leave.
Several days later I ride by the same spot, and there he is again, smack in the middle of the road!! I do the same thing again, stop and coax him off the trail, but I'm beginning to see a pattern with this cat now, which I've seen him repeat many times since then. I've also seen him just sitting on the side of the road watching all the cyclists pass him by, and at this same exact location on the trail.
I suspect this cat has his own little extortion racket going on for people to stop and pay his toll with either attention or food. The amazing this is that the cat has absolutely no fear of people passing him by on their bicycles. I suspect this cat may also simply be a cyclist at heart. :D
This is how he looks when approaching on the trail.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2637297905_47cdd070d8.jpg?v=0
This is a shot of how calm and playful he is when approached, and I've learned he is becoming a bit well known now.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2638126730_22e1f8b3aa.jpg?v=0
By the way, this is on a section of the Pinellas Trail here in Florida.
I ride off looking back to see this cat just sitting on the side of the trail watching me leave.
Several days later I ride by the same spot, and there he is again, smack in the middle of the road!! I do the same thing again, stop and coax him off the trail, but I'm beginning to see a pattern with this cat now, which I've seen him repeat many times since then. I've also seen him just sitting on the side of the road watching all the cyclists pass him by, and at this same exact location on the trail.
I suspect this cat has his own little extortion racket going on for people to stop and pay his toll with either attention or food. The amazing this is that the cat has absolutely no fear of people passing him by on their bicycles. I suspect this cat may also simply be a cyclist at heart. :D
This is how he looks when approaching on the trail.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2637297905_47cdd070d8.jpg?v=0
This is a shot of how calm and playful he is when approached, and I've learned he is becoming a bit well known now.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2638126730_22e1f8b3aa.jpg?v=0
By the way, this is on a section of the Pinellas Trail here in Florida.