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Animals this week.
The rules;
1. Take a photo of your bike with something that matches the theme in the picture.
2. Interpret the theme any way you like.
3. Pictures should be taken between the dates in the topic title.
4. If you post a picture you can either suggest a theme for next weeks challenge or vote for someone else's suggestion. First suggestion to get two supporting votes becomes next weeks theme, probably.
I know it's not sticking to the rules but just for Houns.
From a few years ago an allarmaing picture.
I'll be doing some propper ones aswell.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/239618887/ ]2006_0910talgarth_cx0022[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]singlespeedstu[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/294618397/ ]2006_1111monkey0010[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]singlespeedstu[/url], on Flickr
I think you deserve a bonus point for finding a donkey the same colour as your bike.
I need to head past where they grow llamas for a few pix
Little bit early, but I didn't believe my luck when I spotted this out the corner of my eye coming back through the village tonight.
Dont know what the hell its doing there but it wasnt there a couple of days ago
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Biggest animal this week?
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/25655510@N02/6046970262/ ]August 15th - Local Owl[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/25655510@N02/ ]Johnclimber[/url]
Most Animals this week? if Barnacles are animals
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/25655510@N02/6046416883/ ]Are Barnacles Animals[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/25655510@N02/ ]Johnclimber[/url]
One of the [url= http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/wow-gorillas ]Bristol Gorillas[/url]
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And as for real animals, they seemed to be suicidal this morning - I almost ran over 6 deer (3 separate pairs) and a rabbit and to cap it off, a bird hit my shoulder too.
Took a detour through Hundred Aker Wood today and spotted a real live Heffalump.
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The best I could do with the zoom on my phone camera.
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Whats this?
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/65359900@N08/6049400051/ ]Fish on the path ?[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/65359900@N08/ ]MTB Arena[/url], on Flickr
Defo not a slow worm.
Probably a bird dropped it from a local rhine.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/65359900@N08/6050018350/ ]IMG_3844[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/65359900@N08/ ]MTB Arena[/url], on Flickr
Looks like a freahwater eel to me
That was my first thought, I was going to go for the Brunel on the bridge on the way to AC. Have to think of something else now!One of the Bristol Gorillas
Didn't see this thread til now so bike not in shot, but I saw this brown bear whilst out on a ride down the Valley Trail earlier! If I see one again I'll try to get the bike in 😛 It was so peaceful and happy looking, I wanted to cuddle it but probably would've had my face ripped off.
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Tilly the kitten thinks my bike is a fancy climbing frame
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/23772898@N07/6052474974/ ]STW photo challenge Wk 33[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/23772898@N07/ ]Dee P Jay[/url], on Flickr
Bagged another gorilla this morning
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and there's a chimp on the roller blind behind
Suggestion for next week - speed
Moooo......
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MidlandTrailQuestGraham - you seem to have an awful lot of stuff stuck to your bike - what the? 😆 😉
It's my race, commute, do everything bike at the moment.
I wear an ordinary back pack for commuting, so I carry a water bottle in case I extend my commute on the way home and I'm out for a couple of hours in warm weather.
Battery for light under the bottle.
Pump on seat post.
Puncture kit & multitool in saddle bag.
Spare tube taped to seat post above the rear light.
GPS on stem.
Anyway...
Geese on the Severn at Bewdley.
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MidlandTrailQuestGraham - you seem to have an awful lot of stuff stuck to your bike - what the?
Probably explains [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ive-broken-4-frames-in-13-months-recommend-me-a-29er-hardtail ]this thread[/url], he jumps on and the frame just thinks "Stuff this!!!!" 😳
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/65359900@N08/6052824409/ ]Big Cat[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/65359900@N08/ ]MTB Arena[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/65359900@N08/6053374830/ ]I got crabs![/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/65359900@N08/ ]MTB Arena[/url], on Flickr
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Came across this fella tonight wandering down the road.
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Completely by chance, we past these Alpaca last night & had to stop for a couple of shots
(low light and trying to explain to my m8 why I needed the photo, meant they're a bit rushed & rubbish)
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At least 3 young un's (ahhhhh), one came bouncing over to the gate, but wouldn't stand still for both camera flashes...
Another llama and alpaca pic.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/6056728545/ ]IMG00030-20110817-2010[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]singlespeedstu[/url], on Flickr
Albino(?) Stag.
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Llama
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Horny Cow.
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cows!,
Buggers wouldn't budge either.
sorry no bike...
Piggies!
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How about 'camouflage' for next week (might prove difficult for me though with my colour co-ordination issues 😆 )
A couple more from todays bimble.
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/6062270191/ ]2011_0820fatpigs0011[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]singlespeedstu[/url], on Flickr
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/stu-b/6062823734/ ]2011_0820fatpigs0014[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/stu-b/ ]singlespeedstu[/url], on Flickr
can crabs be cute, coz that one up there is!
You'll need to look really hard, but try the middle bit of the door on the right-hand side.
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I also spotted this (empty) Bacardi and coke can on the side of the road in my haste to leave town - an' err, ... it's got an illustration of a bat on it.
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Pretty thin eh, but riding'll be back to normal, out in the country tomorrow, where animals live. 😉
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Whilst having a mid ride ale, think it must be the jagwires 😉
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/55304671@N05/6064757068/ ]Mrs Kunekune on Kakapuaka Road.[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/55304671@N05/ ]Bazzaphotos[/url], on Flickr
She was ready to run. Picture quality is crap!
Next week - photos while actually riding - bike by shooting!
Cheers
whilst out testing lights last night
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[url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/rocketdog/6064639926/ ]cutie killed a bunny[/url] by [url= http://www.flickr.com/people/rocketdog/ ]rOcKeTdOgUk[/url], on Flickr
Suggestions so far then;
Speed
Camouflage
Pictures taken while riding.
I'm not sure how speed or camouflage would work and there's already a [url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/your-photobike-challenge-is-as-follows ]Panda thread on STW[/url].
I was thinking that now Summer's here and it's school holiday time, how about tourist attractions if I promise to find something that isn't a steam railway or a safari park for a change ?
A Dartmoor 'stand off'...
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Suggestion - Rocks?
Suggestion - Towers
I' m not sure how speed or camouflage would
work
which would allow for more interesting interpretations IMO.
Good point, let's do another cryptic one then.
http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/weekly-photo-challenge-22811-28811-speed-and-camouflage
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cows are small, those out there are far away[/url] ... etc
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(I've inadvertently slipped into next week's challenge already it seems, given that I've camouflaged my bike as a gate in this picture).
@ GRAEMEJONES
albino? stag
Extremely unlikely to be albino - cream coloured deer are not unheard of. I have seen one in Hampshire on two occasions but around three years apart.
Where was this taken? Your very nice pic shows a fallow buck. 🙂
@ CG,thanks for that, I've got another photo on my desktop of 2 younger ones the same colour, if you hang on a bit I'll put them on here.
If you put Urchins Kitchen into Google/ Google earth, that'll take you to about 500yds from the field these are in. Right off to desktop now!
HTH
For CG.. [url= http://www.flickr.com/photos/26091960/6066422133/sizes/l/in/photostream/ ]Large size photo here.[/url]
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Thanks Graeme. 🙂
Such a variety of colours and they really don't bat an eyelid when folk are around. This is Delamere area?
CG, thats right, but it's a separate wood to Delamere, Primrose Wood. There's an excellent Cafe about 100yds down the road from where those pics were taken.
There was also a very heavily pregnant Black and White ( Piebald ? ) Donkey, also very friendly. 😀