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Old 01-27-06 | 11:41 AM
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greenbreezer
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From: San Jose, CA

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I live in the 'burbs but am real close to the ranches and pastures. I ride my bike home every day on a road that runs along the pastures. I once encountered a bobcat with a dead fieldmouse in its mouth. It was nervous and wanted to make a getaway but I could tell he didn't want to turn its back on me. I waited and watched and he slowly walked backwards til he was far enough to turn and run. Deers are a common occurance and every now and then I see wild turkeys. Sometimes they'll even be on the road with traffic patiently waiting for them to clear. The funny part is that their instinct to herd is so strong that if they get split up into two or more groups, they go into a frenzy until they're all back together. They literally run all over the road until they do, which looks like turkey chaos in the middle of the road. But once they're together again, they non-chalantly strut to the other side as if they're saying, "Whew, that was a close one; we can move on now." Always gives me a good laugh.
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