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Went for a little bike ride, which was probably a mistake because I hadn't appreciated just what a number the flu had done on my fitness and those hills nearly killed me, and I didn't really enjoy stopping to blow my nose every five metres. I also had crusted, dried cat sick on my hi vis and didn't notice until about mile 2, by which point it was a bit late to do anything about that. But!
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The roads were really empty and as I was whizzing along a sparrowhawk took off from a fence on my left and followed me overhead for a bit before alighting in a tree on my right. I don't know if it was trying to figure out what manner of thing I was, or was hoping I was going to run over a rabbit or something, but it felt like we were racing. The whole experience felt quite magical.
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@afewbugs aww that's lovely
@afewbugs I often wonder if playfulness has been misinterpreted as menace when I ride along this particular stretch of road.
@afewbugs I often wonder if playfulness has been misinterpreted as menace when I ride along this particular stretch of road.
@afewbugs Birds like to play, just like us mammals.
@LillyHerself they absolutely do, I once saw a flock of crows deliberately flying into a head wind and getting flipped over. I wish I'd managed to film that too
This is actually the first time I think I've ever wished I had a helmet cam for a positive reason
@afewbugs it was probably hoping you'd scare a small bird into flight. (Even sparrowhawks gotta eat)
@capnthommo that makes sense! I did actually scare a goldcrest into flight, but that was by pulling over next to the hedge it was in to blow my nose 😂
@afewbugs We have a hawk in our neighborhood that will follow us from above as we go on our morning walk. Haven’t seen it catch a ground-squirrel or rabbit yet, but the way it follows us, I expect it’s had some success in the past. Fun to watch it in any case.
On reflection it might have been after the cat sick. Still magic though
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