Wiley's Mustang GT Wildlife Adventure

[Wiley Marmot]

So, I live in the middle of the mitten; one horse village (10 K people) in a rural agricultural county. Taking the “back way” to my house from the grocery store this PM. Small SUV in front of me stops for no apparent reason blocking the street.

We’re sitting there. And sitting. And sitting. I’m thinking dark Unchristianly thoughts about them , and whether I should given them "an angry honk", as a pick up pulls up behind me and stops.

Then a single duck wanders from in front of the SUV ahead of me traveling right to left. After the duck makes it about 5 feet a second duck comes waddling behind the first one.

OK; I take back all that stuff I was thinking about you (SUV ahead of me).

Brake lights go off, and the SUV starts moving. So do I; looking at “the ducks” I suddenly realize they’re Canadian Geese; NOT ducks.

NOTE TO SELF: Get your eyes checked, Wiley.

I glance to my right and damn near fall off my driver’s seat when I see a herd (25-30) geese standing on the curb about 2 feet from my passenger door! There’s like 3 or 4 of them standing on their tippy toes and stretching their necks up to look into the car at me fer Cripes sake! I’m not kidding! They were so close they could have opened the door if they had thumbs!

Geese: Hey! Earhole! We’re trying to cross the road here! Do you mind?!

Wiley: Sorry!

Forum: We knew we shouldn’t let you drive unsupervised.

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[FarNorth]

There is a penitentiary about an hour from me and their lawn is constantly covered with geese.
They purchased and installed several life size coyotes and wolves in an attempt to get the geese to move on. The geese now use the coyotes and wolves as a perch.

 

[Zengineer]

I was heading into my lower peninsula one horse village and an SUV in the opposite direction was stopped. Just about when I was even with it, the drivers door flew open into my lane and a large woman spilled out and ran around to the front of her vehicle...that's when I saw the turtle (it was heading for the shoulder on her side.
It's that time of year...fawns, turtles, ducks, geese... she's lucky to still have a door.

 

[Zengineer]

No, I didn't run over this one. It parked itself there under my truck while I was parked.

 

[Zig]

No, I didn't run over this one. It parked itself there under my truck while I was parked.

Turtle soup not the same as sail frog but yeah keep an eye out for wildlife.

 

[Wiley Marmot]

Damn! The geese were back today! I was driving "to" the store this time when the pick up in front of me stopped in the same darn spot in the street as the first time! Sure as heck; a goose waddles out from in front of his truck (east to west this time) followed in single file by the rest of the flock/herd/gaggles/whatever. We must have sat there a good 6 minutes waiting for the whole crew to clear the street!

 

[Zig]

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July 02, 2024 - 00:21
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Skunk family ushered across street by Oregon sheriff
An Oregon sheriff swooped in to save the day by leading a “hard-working mama” skunk and her babies across the street as she wrangled her kits together.

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6356311274112

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