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 Post subject: Breakfast time...
PostPosted: Fri Mar 27, 2015 11:52 am 
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Took a little solo ride at Calavera this morning... Sunny and beautiful... Hardly anyone there except maybe 4 to 5 hikers and another biker....Temp about 80 - yea it was hot. The other day I was going to ride after work but Pete mentioned to be careful cause the rattlers were out :shock: So I took a spin class instead...
This morning I decided I wanted to be outside so off I went. Made it all the way to Ben's with only a few stops to decide which way I wanted to go.

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Of course I kept my eyes wide open for any movement on the sides of the trails and I slowed down when I had to go around a corner just in case... Harley & Don both found out what happens when you come flying around the corner on a nice sunny day! :lol:
I saw plenty of roadrunners and rabbits.

I headed back the usual way... down the rabbit trail to the meadow to the Eucalyptus and then up to that spot... I don't know the name....then up again to the lower trail around the water tower and headed up to the pad when something caught my eye.... yep finally it was a rattler... a small one but it was enjoying its breakfast... a nice healthy looking rabbit! I was so excited but yet so nervous in case another one was lurking about... Those who know me know that weird things happen to me :(
All I had with me was my phone so the photos aren't so great but I got as close as I felt comfortable and my hands kept shaking like a 5.0 earthquake.... I took several pics then headed up to the pad being sure to stay in the middle of the trail... all the way back to the truck.

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Wow! very cool seeing that so close and nice TR :thumbsup:
I think being a slow old man will have it's advantages on the book club rides :shock:

EDIT: Thanks for freaking me out even more than I was about these slithering bastards :lol:

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 Post subject: Re: Breakfast time...
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Wow! Nice TR Sue. Very graphic. Hard to believe that snake could swallow that rabbit.

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Nice kill shot!


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 Post subject: Re: Breakfast time...
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Kimba wrote:
Wow! Nice TR Sue. Very graphic. Hard to believe that snake could swallow that rabbit.


I wish I had the time, the video capacity & a tripod!

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Be happy for the roadrunner sightings. They kill and eat rattlers.

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