Avian anklebiter attack!

[slowtriguy]

Well, not so much an attack, but a very funny display by Mr. Mallard by the side of the W&OD near Little Falls in Falls Church City this morning.

Mrs. (or Ms?) Mallard was placidly eating as I rode by, and her male companion decided I was too close, so he arched up, spread out his wings, and quacked-quacked-quacked-quacked at me as I rode by. I like to think he said “Yeah, that’s right – you just keep riding, buddy.”

Sorry, but I just had to share that one. I hope your rides are equally pleasant today!

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[MCL1981]

There was a very hostile turtle on the side of the CCT this morning too. He was not happy.

[mstone]

I had a ferociously hissing goose recently.

[baiskeli]

@MCL1981 16812 wrote:

There was a very hostile turtle on the side of the CCT this morning too. He was not happy.

Snapping turtle? I’ve seen those on trails.

[MCL1981]

I think it was a normal turtle. He was just chillin’ on the side of the trail waiting patiently to cross. If he was out in the trail, I would have stopped and carried him across myself, but he seemed to not be in much of a hurry.

[mrkenny83]

I almost ran over a bunny this morning. The event shocked me HORRIBLY. I’m a frail vegetarian… I don’t even know what I would have done if I hit that rabbit….

[KLizotte]

In the springtime/early summer there are LOTS of bunny rabbits running about then they all seem to disappear at once. Anybody know where they all go? A co-worker of mine insists they are eaten by predators but I am doubtful so many would be eaten so suddenly every year (and if that’s the case, why aren’t all the squirrels devoured too?).

Where do the bunnies go?

[JimF22003]

@KLizotte 16849 wrote:

Where do the bunnies go?

My back yard? They never seem to disappear from there.

[OneEighth]

The Suicidal Bunnies are one of my favorite parts of early morning commuting. Wakes me up faster than coffee.

[PotomacCyclist]

Little-known fact: Rabbits are the deadliest mammals in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s the incontrovertible proof:

[baiskeli]

@KLizotte 16849 wrote:

In the springtime/early summer there are LOTS of bunny rabbits running about then they all seem to disappear at once. Anybody know where they all go? A co-worker of mine insists they are eaten by predators but I am doubtful so many would be eaten so suddenly every year (and if that’s the case, why aren’t all the squirrels devoured too?).

Where do the bunnies go?

They are eaten by predators.

Sorry.

[DCLiz]

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Where do the bunnies go?

Metro.

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(The original caption of this photo, shared by 365 Things to Do in DC on Facebook, is “NYC’s subway has rats and cockroaches. We’ve got bunnies. #DCwinning”)

[dasgeh]

It’s a sad day when the bunnies choose Metro over a MUP…

[baiskeli]

@baiskeli 16889 wrote:

They are eaten by predators.

Sorry.

EDIT: And run over by Metro trains.

[MCL1981]

@PotomacCyclist 16866 wrote:

Little-known fact: Rabbits are the deadliest mammals in the Northern Hemisphere. Here’s the incontrovertible proof:

So obviously we need to fight back. Arm yourselves.

[PotomacCyclist]

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