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One of my favorite wildlife sightings is a bevy of tiny little baby quail, 
darting around in the tall grass.  Of course bobcats are wonderful to see, 
too, but those little baby quail are just adorable.

Barbara

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From: "Ridecamp Guest" <guest-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 9:21 AM
Subject: [RC] Wildlife Sightings


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> It is fun reading everyone's wildlife encounters! Mine was not a
> scary one, but a funny one.  Shaba and I were out at the
> beginning of spring, when all of the baby rabbits were starting
> to come out of their nests for the first time.  We were trotting
> along, and came around a bend right into a group of little
> bunnies, that were so small that you could probably fit three to
> a size 1 easy boot.  They didn't run off the trail right away;
> probably because they did not recognize a horse as a threat.
> Shaba slid to a stop, then VERY carefully walked over them, hold-
> ing his head down so he could see under his belly and stepping
> really high one foot at a time to make sure that he didn't smash
> any of them.  This is a horse that once picked up a full size
> goat and hurled him over a pipe corral for getting in his food,
> and he was concerned about stepping on little rabbits.  It was
> so funny.  Once past them, he gave a last look around, then went
> back to a trot as if nothing had happened. I am still trying to
> figure out how he did that and still kept going straight, cause
> he walked w/ his head under the back of his front leg the whole
> time.  Weird creature.....
>
> Lauretta and Shaba (What?? I didn't want to smash the little guys...they 
> were kinda cute.....)
>
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