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Old January 23rd 06, 02:41 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Default Seen on today's ride


Dave Larrington wrote:
In article . com,
MartinM ) wrote:

Brian G wrote:
There are downsides to cycling in January, but the general lack of
foliage and vegetation in the countryside makes the wildlife much easier
to spot. Seen on today's 20 or so miler: Buzzard, heron, kestrel, mute
swans, roe deer, stoat ...


I didn't see any wildlife of note on yesterday's 100km, which is just
as well as I did see about 50 shotgun wielding strategically placed
around a field, and a few with flags. It's always in the same part of
the ride every year. They call it sport. But what do I know, I'm from a
town.


I too came hurtling down the hill to encounter some raddled posho with a
white flag. Being a Heathen Townie, I had no idea what said raddled
posho was up to, and was in any case travelling too fast to accept her
surrender.

'twas only one rounding the corner at the bottom that I nearly ran over
some shotgun-wielding toff, who clearly felt that the middle of the road
was an entirely sensible place from which to shoot at peasants.


I think (from last time) that the peasants are merely there to jivvy
the feathered friends (who have probably been fed sleeping tablet-laced
grapes the day before as in the Roald Dahl story) out of cover at
exactly the right moment for the toffs who just happen by co-incidence
to be standing waiting with 12 bore cocked (but what would I know?).

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