Monday is usually a 5k and I save my long run for Friday but went out today and felt OK so kept going a bit further and decided to go off road on a bridle way I hadn't tried before. Turned into an adventure - very steep hill but at the top saw 7 Red Kites, then a bullfinch in a hedge, then in the woods heard a Woodpecker! Not sure I stuck to the bridle way but found my way home (eventually)!
Legs feel ok but my foot is a bit tender so will have 2 days of rest. Have u ever had an unexpected run? Julie
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I love those runs where you feel a bit closer to nature. I once had a run where I was convinced a buzzard was following me. Just as I thought I'd lost it, it frightened the life out of me by flying out of a very small tree about 7 meters in front of me. About a week later I ran about 2 meters away from it as it sat in a hedgerow. I couldn't believe it as it is a sizable bird for being in a hedgerow!!!! I've heard the woodpeckers on my runs a few times but never actually spotted one whilst running. You keep enjoying those runs!
Buzzards are so solid and chunky, wouldn't want to come too close to one! I heard the woodpecker several times and tried to look to where the sound came from but couldn't track it down, next time. Saw a green woodpecker a couple of times feeding on a grassy bank and another time flying. Give me a grassy track and I am away, not so keen on Tarmac and gardens!!
Yep - it frightened the life out of me. I'm convinced it is always the same pair that I see so they're getting used to me! Ive seen a green woodpecker and a spotted woodpecker in my garden before. Love those trails!
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