Friday, July 11, 2008

Trail run...

I ran 4 miles this evening. The trail was very humid and muggy. And my body was irritated and itchy from the millions of bug bites that I have...
There were a ton of mushrooms up. They just popped up-they weren't there days ago. They're loving this rain! I didn't pick anything because I didn't want to stop but I do plan to go back...
On my way to the trail I came across a hawk/falcon/bird of prey on the road in the shadows, I was 50 feet away or so (I'm not good at judging distance), she just made a kill and started to eat and me trying to get closer scared her off...she flew away with her meal in her talons...into the trees before I could get a closer look. I'm trying to figure out who it was...but I couldn't make her out well because I was so far away and the road was a bit dark. She looked like she could have been a Peregrine. But I'm doubting that. Or perhaps she could have been a female Kestrel...either way it was an awesome encounter.

I'm hungry...

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