Nature on your commute

mmclo

Despite some of it's shortcomings for variety I've been heading in to work from C'nock more on the Royal Canal more recently and on a fresh morning there's nothing better. Saw a heron and a kingfisher this morning, often there are rabbits along with plenty of swans, ducks and moor hens.

Most are common but I've only ever seen a kingfisher twice and both times along the Royal Canal

Any other stuff out there?

vektarman

On my regular spins I'd see rabbits, sqirrels and if it's getting dark foxes and hedgehogs.

Lumen

Got close to some deer in the Phoenix Park this morning around 07:15.

Lots of bike salmon.

manafana

i thought you where on about a whole diff type of nature when on your commute.

Jawgap

Rats.......and lots of them feeding on spilled grain from the wagons.

Keep trying to get one with the bike without much success......

Saw a fox about 2 weeks ago on the back road I spend the first 5km of my commute.

Snapper1

vektarman wrote: »

...sqirrels...

Just don't get too close...

ROK ON

In Dublin deer in the morning and evening in the park.

In Kerry, deer all the time this time of year, goats, sheep (lots and lots of sheep), horses, various birds (both kinds). Rabbits, hare, badgers, and a fox once. I think thats all.

We live in a nice country fpr that sort of stuff.

The Phoenix Park on a cold still morning is a stunning place. Even better nowadays given the reduction in car traffic due to the roadworks.

Chips Lovell

Most of the nature I see on the bike is roadkill. Foxes, badgers, rats, rabbits, cats, dogs, frogs, you name it.

Lumen

el tonto wrote: »

Most of the nature I see on the bike is roadkill. Foxes, badgers, rats, rabbits, cats, dogs, frogs, you name it.

That's food, that is. At least according to a BBC Radio 4 programme I caught part of the other day.

biomed32

deer, rabbits some birds and lots of road kill on the back roads for some reason lol

rochefan

Only ever seen rats down here in Cork

stevie_b

plenty of apes hanging around near sherriff st most days. evolution is amazing - i swear one of them nearly has a grasp of the english language

Limestone1

I saw a large sweaty pig this morning driving a merc. He left no space to the kerb and when I had to pass him around the ouside I noticed he had his hand up his ar*e .......

Captain Havoc

My way home on the ring road in KK I see plenty of birds (God bless the Dublin marathon)

mockler007

i see all sorts, junkies, ppl pissing, burnt out cars, horses, girls in pj just the lovely nature of dublin arnt we so lucky to have what we have in this fine city....

petethedrummer

Last year I got offered a race by some young fellas on a horse and trap in Inchicore.

cdaly_

D'ja win?...

petethedrummer

Didn't take them on, they wanted to race for the bike. Wasn't sure how quick the horse would be. I followed them up the road easily, the horse wouldn't have stood a chance in a proper race.

Civilian_Target

I nearly ran into a wild boar last year on my way home. Also encountered badgers, foxes and rats.... sadly all less likely than those insects that manage to get in your eyes on your way down the hill

Esroh

Just back from giving the Dogs their midweek workout where I ride the mtB. Was luckly about 200m infront of the Mutts when I came around a corner to find 4 Sika deer standing in the path. They stood for a few seconds and only moved when the dogs came into view. The lads are both part bred beagles so it took a bit of effort to get them off the scent though the Deer were well gone.