In The Wild, Photo Share (If Possible To Capture).... Keep Your OneWheel In The Shot If You Can.

S. Leon

No photo. Yesterday a pair of Canada geese waddled on the trail I ride with my Onewheel. As I got close, the stone heavy gander feinted attack, flying up at me -- beak open, tongue wagging -- nearly close enough to feel it. It took me by surprise even though I kind of expected it, and I-on-my-Onewheel wobbled.

Today, on the same stretch of trail near a mile long, extensive, but very shallow lake I came upon the same pair, so I slowed way down. Then, the attack gleam in the gander's eye widened -- and faded. Spurring my Onewheel, quickly and directly straight at him, I pushed acceleration -- yelling all the way like I was twice as big as I am. Both geese turned and ran, taking flight in a few steps, with I, the Avenger, right on their tails straight down a quarter mile of the trail. As soon as an uncluttered opening in the trees presented itself they veered left, over the water and landed -- safe! Except that I am a bit deaf, I could almost hear their sigh of relief.

Later, I saw the two still treading -- happily waterborne -- as I passed that way, Onewheeling on my way back.

OneDanGTS

@s-leon I encounter geese all the time along the Sacramento river paths. If they are in my way, I actually "honk" at them and they pretty much always waddle out of my way! Too bad we don't have video of you on the chase though!

HanahsDax

Hay There

HanahsDax

I left the door open for a joke on the last pic I posted above but I guess no one caught it. 3HP is better than two.

S. Leon

@hanahsdax -- Good joke!!!

S. Leon

Great snake! Massasauga on the Greenway. Although I did not see rattles, the thick heavy body and triangular shaped head are characteristic. As they are rarely seen here I felt privileged to see this local snake in its two foot long glory.

The photo of it I got is blurry and has my BadgerSense display hiding the tail. Maybe I will edit this entry to add the photo in a couple weeks after Ruth Anne knows I am riding again.

Lia

@s-leon Eager to see what you managed to capture :)
Would offer to send you my old iPhone 6S+ but it's got a busted camera and dodgy charge port so wouldn't be of use :(

HanahsDax

Have you Herd?

Lia

@hanahsdax Loving the stickerbombed rails :D

S. Leon

Not on a Onewheel, but not far up the road from here I saw my first road-killed mink -- unusual enough to mention, I think.

Ruth Anne reminded me that just a year ago we had a mama mink cross our back porch with a baby rabbit in her mouth.

-- I did take a photo today, but even though the position was natural and there was no blood showing, some people get squeamish about a close-up of a still body. --

And another aside: Just after seeing the mink today, a couple of motorcyclists passed -- one of whom had black cat ears on a full face helmet, just like Lia.

Lia

@s-leon said in In The Wild, Photo Share (If Possible To Capture).... Keep Your OneWheel In The Shot If You Can.:

motorcyclists passed -- one of whom had black cat ears on a full face helmet, just like Lia

One of my spies out on a mission ;)

S. Leon

A green lizard in Louisiana -- apparently a common sight there. My daughter sent it to me in response to my massasauga snake photo which she emailed back to me so I could post it.

HanahsDax

I was already running (or should I say riding) late for a meeting this morning so I had to take a minute to capture this heart-warming photo of a pair of geese and their four goslings. I’ve been seeing and photographing a lot of wildlife recently that I will be sharing soon. Spring time in the Rockies!