Wednesday, February 23, 2011

FW vs. RVA: Wildlife. Take II

I still haven't seen any of my animals on my Texas wildlife wish list, but I have seen a lot of other wildlife over the last few days. Driving into River Legacy Park on Sunday for my weekly running group, I saw a mom and a baby bobcat crossing the road in front of me. I slowed down to take a closer look and see if I could get a picture, but they ran back into the woods. (I didn't get a picture, but I did take one of the caged bobcat to the left at the Fort Worth Nature Refuge the next day.) Then, when my group was toward the end of our run, we saw a single bobcat at the edge of the trail. Bobcats are so beautiful, and since they pose no threat to humans (unless they're rabid, of course) it was a really cool find. And yesterday when I was driving to a nearby park along the Trinity River to meet a friend for another run, I saw a turkey on a trail close to the road. On that same trip I also saw 2 dead skunks. Despite a childhood in the woods, I've never seen a skunk in the wild — dead or alive — so to me that was kind of cool. Who knows, maybe I'll see a wild pig next!

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