What animals did you last see whilst out exercising?

dcmat
dcmat Posts: 1,723 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I was out for a pre-breakfast 32 miles today and decided to make a mental note of all the animals I saw. All were less than 10 miles from a large town or city.

Various garden birds, including 3 from the finch and some school ground humour – a pair of great tits
3 or 4 breeds of sheep
Horses
Various vermin: 2 rats, a mouse, a fox & 2 squirrels
A random goat
Lamas
2 red kites
1 buzzard
Rabbits & hares (more school ground humour….)
2 gorgeous deer that had wandered down from the woods, so were about 10 metres away before they ran off
A small herd of cows
3 dogs (being walked)
1 cat (not being chased by the dogs)

List what you last saw....excluding any walks around a zoo!
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  • TasTam
    TasTam Posts: 84 Member
    I saw a crowing rooster! I live downtown in the historical section of my city - very odd!!! It was 5:45 am so I didn't see much of any other animals because it was dark, but the full moon was beautiful. Very low in the sky - like you could almost touch it!!!
  • Ripken818836701
    Ripken818836701 Posts: 607 Member
    I saw this guy and 4 manatees.
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  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    i saw 6 kangaroos and lost count of the doggies
    **** kangaroos scare me though
  • Marks281172
    Marks281172 Posts: 127 Member
    My runs take me around a farm, some lakes and woodland. In the farm i see..
    Donkeys
    Sheep
    Big Hairy Cows
    Alpakas (llama type things)
    Goats

    around the lake i see a of watery type birds like Geese, ducks, Herons (very impressive to see them flow low over the lakes) and all sorts of other birds that i dont know the names of

    and through the woods i see a lot of Squirrels, pheasants, rabbits, the occasional deer if im out early enough.

    ..but far the most common animal i see out on my runs tho are dogs.. who usually have their human in tow :)
  • stevieb3052
    stevieb3052 Posts: 58 Member
    Wallabies, a camel and two elephants. Heard some lions.

    And of course, thousands of lemings queueing to get into the safari park I walk around.
  • shellsie_j
    shellsie_j Posts: 132 Member
    I saw a wallaby the other day and today I saw a group of kangaroos...yep I live in Australia and I'm on a farm in the country....unlike what you may think that are not bounding down the main streets of the capital cities hee hee.
  • UpEarly
    UpEarly Posts: 2,555 Member
    I see deer almost every day. I always see hawks, buzzards, pileated woodpeckers and a wide variety of song birds. I expect I'll start seeing black bears again pretty soon. They're up and active again!

    (I live in the mountains and hiking is my primary form of exercise)
  • BIGJIMMYU
    BIGJIMMYU Posts: 1,221 Member
    I saw this beautiful Cougar at the gym. I wanted to go up and pet her but thought better of it.
  • millionsofpeaches
    millionsofpeaches Posts: 372
    I am impressed with your list!

    I have seen the following
    - horses
    - dogs
    - skunk
    - deer
    - birds
    - snakes
    - frogs (I have splatted many running on the trail)
    - a Macaw (Yep, the colorful tropical bird. Some lady was running with her pet, it was awesome.)
  • AZKristi
    AZKristi Posts: 1,801 Member
    I was actually working when I saw this, but its too cute not to share...
  • mixedfeelings
    mixedfeelings Posts: 904 Member
    I exercise at home, but I have an elliptical which I use in my conservatory, the neighbours cat has a tendency to come and watch me. I get the feeling this is payback for all the cats I've looked at on the internet.
  • dreamshadows
    dreamshadows Posts: 734 Member
    Last walk I saw a couple birds, and a cat.
  • mixedfeelings
    mixedfeelings Posts: 904 Member
    I saw this guy and 4 manatees.

    Very jealous, I love manatees.
  • twinkle77toes
    twinkle77toes Posts: 90
    Hey, sometimes I have a fox run with me.
    Then I see grey squirrels and the usual birds - a friendly robin (red breast), cats and then there's the dog walkers I frighten whenever I run past them
    :)
  • squishycow7
    squishycow7 Posts: 820 Member
    squirrels and a heron!

    and some people walking their doggies. there was a very chubby little corki, soooo cute.
  • ellie78
    ellie78 Posts: 375
    I usually see prairie dogs and occasionally a fox on my normal running route.
  • JanetLM73
    JanetLM73 Posts: 1,226 Member
    Wow, mine are pretty boring.

    I see children, dogs the occational cat and birds.
  • Magooster
    Magooster Posts: 6
    Wallabies, parrots, eagles and lots of dogs. I also play golf with kangaroos regularly. They're not bothered by the golfers, but they steer clear of the tourists and dogs.
  • PrincessLou71186
    PrincessLou71186 Posts: 741 Member
    The animals I see are

    My kitty - before I leave for thee gym.
    A few random birds maybe - on the five minute walk to the gym
    Grunting men and women - in the gym and I'm one of them.
  • samf36
    samf36 Posts: 369 Member
    I saw a wild turkey and a bald eagle flying.
  • PattyCake123
    PattyCake123 Posts: 156 Member
    Oh you guys see all kinds of neat things! I usually only see:
    Grey, Brown, and/or Black squirrels (all of which my dog is obsessed with)
    An opossom every now and then
    birds
    fish when i run by the lake
    other leashed dogs

    I'll have to keep my eyes open next time to see if there are any other neat things about :)
  • Elen_Sia
    Elen_Sia Posts: 638 Member
    Do out-of-shape fire fighters count? (I work out in a gym at a firehouse).
  • pasturepilot
    pasturepilot Posts: 23 Member
    I saw a pile of hair and bones that was an possum before it and a car crossed ways, a few Canadian geese and that's about it. Then again, this week's running route is all within sight of the Detroit metro airport.
  • Minimooshable
    Minimooshable Posts: 26
    Oh mine are boring- a plethera of squirrels and lots of urban foxes! Birds too but I have no idea what they are.
  • chuckmcm
    chuckmcm Posts: 16 Member
    Porcupine wouldn't get out of my path last night, had to bike around it. Then I saw a hare run across my path. No deer or moose last night, although plenty of tracks.
  • daffodilsoup
    daffodilsoup Posts: 1,972 Member
    Baby bunnies, deer and beautiful cows when I head out to run past the farms.
  • JoolieW68
    JoolieW68 Posts: 1,879 Member
    My cat as he sat on the front of my treadmill.
  • Meggles63
    Meggles63 Posts: 916 Member
    Armadillo!
  • Meggles63
    Meggles63 Posts: 916 Member
    I saw this beautiful Cougar at the gym. I wanted to go up and pet her but thought better of it.
    I LOL'd! Those are pretty dangerous (or so I've been told)!
  • Jellyphant
    Jellyphant Posts: 1,400 Member
    I once saw a poor dove fly headlong into the glass while I was running on the treadmill at my apartment gym. D:

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