fooferdoggie
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I try through forrest park. it's a great ride but it's almost 30 miles round trip to get there. about 5 miles to the top. it can be a rough ride too.
found this cool display on the way down.
Lots of crows and ravens here, too. Bigger than the ones we had in Denver. Really miss the magpies we had there. Those bold white markings againt the alternating black and iridescent midnight blue — exquisite! And they may be even smarter than crows.Beautiful birds. Crows and magpies seem to be the dominant creatures that inhabit our front yards. Just relieved knowing that they're not geese. I have been fortunate enough to see pelicans on our local tributary.
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I didn’t realize how striking their plumage was. Thanks for sharing those images.Really miss the magpies we had there. Those bold white markings againt the alternating black and iridescent midnight blue — exquisite!
With plumage like that, they're probably pining for the fjords.I didn’t realize how striking their plumage was. Thanks for sharing those images.
looking good but noisy and bossy, when the magpies arrive in our yard the other bird species leave, interestingly, a previous Auzzie member on the site would comment how the magpies dive bomb the cyclists in Australia in the spring, I thought he was joking but I guess it really is a thing ...Lots of crows and ravens here, too. Bigger than the ones we had in Denver. Really miss the magpies we had there. Those bold white markings againt the alternating black and iridescent midnight blue — exquisite! And they may be even smarter than crows.View attachment 163286View attachment 163287
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White pelicans visited our little lake in Denver for a few days every summer, but don't recall seeing brown pelicans there. We also got gulls now and then.
Our Denver neighborhood had lots of magpies. Definitely noisy but pretty well-behaved otherwise.looking good but noisy and bossy, when the magpies arrive in our yard the other bird species leave, interestingly, a previous Auzzie member on the site would comment how the magpies dive bomb the cyclists in Australia in the spring, I thought he was joking but I guess it really is a thing ...
I was buzzed by a pileated woodpecker last month. At first I thought it was just coincidence, but after I turned around at the end of the cul de sac he flew right over me again and back to his original tree where he loudly told me that I was on his turf. Really surprising since they are usually pretty reclusive.But cyclists?? A statement about lycra?
We once happened to visit the small mountain town of Redstone, CO when the trees and air were full of hummingbirds. In their minds, Redstone was theirs, and they aggressively scolded and buzzed any and all interlopers.I was buzzed by a pileated woodpecker last month. At first I thought it was just coincidence, but after I turned around at the end of the cul de sac he flew right over me again and back to his original tree where he loudly told me that I was on his turf. Really surprising since they are usually pretty reclusive.
Notice anything missing…….like the chain! LolHere's a grocery getter!
Nice recovery Dave. Stoked to see you taking a Stance against that naughty virus.Well it's been a week...
Finally got over the gut ache/pain on Tuesday and work filled the rest.
Today peaked around 16C or so and I headed out just before then with 2 layers of long sleeves. At first it felt a bit cool, but warmed up nicely.
Blasted down a usual path heading South...
Blew through Watershed Park...
Then all the way East on Colebrook Road to King Geo Hwy...
Tripped over this new installation...
It's an "odour control facility". Funny that at the very right of the facility is an outhouse. Lol!
Anyway, bolted home and covered around 26kms. Good to be back in the saddle.
Great trail! I think I got a good upper body workout just watching it!Some footage from a ride last week along local singletracks starting out with a short run behind Garden Heights then downhill to MacKenzie Trail followed with a feature ride on a technical root bound connector as we slowly make our way up towards the main trunk of the Bench Trail. We eventually exit onto the wide-open grassy expanse which is the site of the Riverbend XC ski venue. The metal bash plate under the motor housing definitely got a workout on this ride and the low end grunt of the Levo made quick work of most of the tougher rooty sections.