Which wild animals have you seen while hiking?

by **Cy Kaicener** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:53 pm

Coyotes are howling on the trail not too far above Palm Springs. The drought is bringing them closer to the city. Here is a article from last year about the problem.
http://www.deserttrail.com/articles/200 ... /news1.txt

by **Day Hiker** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:11 pm

[url=http://www.summitpost.org/view_object.php?object_id=450762]One of the desert's many friendly creatures:

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by **Diego Sahagún** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 2:00 am

We saw this creature two sundays ago:

http://www.summitpost.org/image/450659/ ... riaca.html

by **Moni** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 1:45 am

Today in my field exercise with my students we saw 2 cougar kits like these. Luckily from the van and mother was no where to be seen (but surely close by...!)

by **Jessicahiker** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:55 pm

I saw this wild Hiker one time. Talking to himself as he headed towards a rainstorm on Umcompahgre. SCARY!

by **pvc22** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:46 pm

Bear, Bobcat, and Deer

by **southswell** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 5:02 am

black bear
moose
deer
bobcat
fox
coyote
mustang
mice
rats
marmot
squirrel
rabits
bats
bighorn sheep(3)
desert tortoise(3)
1000s of fish
1000s of lizards
10s of rattlesnakes
10s of other snakes
1000000s of birds
1000000s of bugs
1000s of spiders
tarantulas (2)
salamander
scorpian

by **MoapaPk** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:01 am

The "pushups" were part of the lizard's thermoregulation.

by **Andinistaloco** » Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:10 am

Jessicahiker wrote:I saw this wild Hiker one time. Talking to himself as he headed towards a rainstorm on Umcompahgre. SCARY!

I may have been eating some mushrooms at the time.... :oops:

Diegohiker wrote:he climbed onto a small rock ONE FOOT away from me, cocked his head sideways and gave me this odd look. He then began doing a regiment of push-ups while he gave me the evil eye! He was absolutely challenging me! I guess I had invaded his territory. He eventually scrambled away when he was satisfied he had showed me! This guy had brass ones. I could have smashed him with my fist!

Dude, that's a great tail. I mean, tale. Perhaps he was someone you knew from gym class, reincarnated... that might explain the behavior.

Cheers!

by **Cy Kaicener** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 10:34 am

I saw a red fox on the Skyline trail last week. Now I read about a jogger attacked by a rabid fox in Arizona http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7712306.stm

by **Zac Finley** » Thu Nov 06, 2008 3:00 pm

Bald Eagle, Golden Eagle, Osprey, Buzzard, Hawk, Giant Pelican, White Swan, Kingfisher, Pronghorn, Bighorn Sheep, whitetail/blacktail deer, elk, moose, bison, grizzly bear, black bear, mountain lion, grey wolf, pine martin, red fox, coyote, marmot, pica, mountain goat, king snake, rattle snake, copperhead, water snake, river otter, beaver. Any of these wouldn't surprise me when i hike where i live in yellowstone national park except for the mountain lion(rare) and rattle snake and copperhead.

by **Diego Sahagún** » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:50 pm

On thursday when coming from Peñalara I almost drove over a fox wich carried something in its mouth. It happened on Puerto de Cotos, Madrid.

by **Cy Kaicener** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:17 am

We saw some grey foxes on the Condor Peak trail in the San Gabriel mountains. These are found at lower elevations than the desert Red Fox.
http://sangabrielmnts.myfreeforum.org/G ... t1142.html
http://www.cougarmagic.com/

by **SkydiveKen** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 3:55 am

On the way to camp Schurman, Mt Rainier.

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