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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!

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JoolieB1Graduate10 in reply togoonkeepgoing

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!!

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goonkeepgoingGraduate10 in reply toJoolieB1

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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Sounds amazing. Wish I lived in the countryside. The most exciting wildlife I encounter are rabbits and squirrels.

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Screeching seagulls, swooping magpies mainly, then now and again Dolphins on the ocean side,  a coupLe of time it was a mum and baby alongside. 

By the lagoon it is Cormorants and shags chasing jumping white baits being round up by Dolphins. 

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How lovely! I was excited by a singing Robin a few weeks ago :).

I would love to do some off-road running, but I worry about safety on my own.

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Lovely photo Julie! Sounds like my kind of run☺. Hope your foot feels better tomorrow.

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JoolieB1Graduate10 in reply toSandraj39

Much better thanks and resting from running until Thursday so will be good to go then!

It is amazing how much closer to nature we are from running outside and what we see 😊

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