what is that!!!!! (Page 3)

Awesome! Your nickname should be Androcles.

Snakes. Lots of snakes. Big ones and little ones. I scream every time. I can't help it.

Two deer dashed out in front of me on my ride last night. They were flying. I am often startled by (and, in turn, startle) deer, but it's not usually quite so dramatic as last night.

I also seem to scare up a lot of quail and pheasant. They startle me.

Hunters. With loaded guns. Eek.

The day I see a wild boar is the day I have to reconsider riding/running on dirt roads in rural Kansas.

Wasnt training, but I was hiking with my dog when a juvenile coyote poked his head around the trail.  It came up to my dog and they sniffed each other (just as any dog would to another dog) and then went on their merry way.

I'll post some pics of it when I get home.

Last winter i saw an adult novelty toy that required batteries; laying in the side ditch...then it was gone a few days later?

Just today i saw a male wild turkey on a hood of a pickup truck (that was parked) with the female on the ground next to him. He was obviously showing off for her...i bet it worked.

Then a few minutes later a sparrow hit my shoe while i was doing 32 downhill. Didn't stop to check it out, but it didn't sound good.

On my runs I'll occasionally spot an adult male dressed up in an embarassing get-up consisting of: spandex shorts, a tight sleeveless top, compression leggings, and brightly coloured hat,running shoes or sunglasses - all of this often covered in big 'M's (with dots on top)

On some weekends you can actually see herds of these 'Triathlete' creatures travelling on their migratory route. A little reminiscant of Wilderbeasts crossing the Zambezi river, except the Wilderbeasts kick each other less in the water.

Swim:  VERY large carp slowly rolling over in the water eating a floating bug right next to me.  Made me gasp and swallow a whole mouthful of lake water.

Bike:  Riding on a country lane with colts following me the length of the pasture like I was the ice cream truck in summer.

Run:  Panties (size XXL) and condom wrapper (did not stop to check the size!) within a few feet of one another.

Had a coyote trot across the bike path a few yards in front of me a couple weeks ago...about 20 minutes before a squirrel tried the same thing and ended up under my back wheel...

Both were far less interesting than the group of seals blocking my path on my solo ocean swim on Memorial Day.  Thought that was pretty cool...until it crossed my mind that they are a prime delicacy for the great whites in the vicinity...didn't really want to become food-by-association, so I was happy when they decided to swim off in the opposite direction.

Have had a dolphin swim right under me on another ocean swim.  Knew they were around (could hear them squeaking), but still startled the heck out of me when he whizzed past right below me.

I've seen all kinds of odd things.  

The three that come to mind first are a male peacock, tail fully splayed out, just walking down the road like he owned it.  Very weird.  I've since discovered that we have a neighbor who raises them, so it's not uncommon to see them out.

Once I was running with my dog in my neighborhood when I watched a black bear run across the road in front of me.  For a minute, I thought "wow, that dog was really fast for it's size" and then I realized what it was.  Luckily, my dog was too stunned to even bark.

In that same neighborhood, a few months later, I ran past some dude in full camo, walking down the street carrying a crossbow.  I assume he was after deer, but somehow, that seemed a bit dangerous with kids playing in the street!