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Two “Disney princess” runs!

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I’m having a lovely time with my running at the moment. It’s one of those phases where I’m excited to get out, I can see progress and I’m looking forward to what’s coming next. Ask me next week and I’ll be on a downer again but for now? Loving it.

I’ve been making the most of the light evenings and running after 8pm. The added bonus of that is that the wildlife is at its best around here. On Saturday, I ran 8.2km and yesterday it was 5.6km (embracing the random numbers). Running for time rather than distance real helps me stay at a chilled pace for runs that are supposed to be easy. I’ll lump both of those runs together…

The fields were full of bunnies. There are black rabbits as well as the standard brown ones, I don’t know if someone’s pet escaped and interbred with the wild population or if it’s a genetic quirk. Either way, it’s absolutely lovely to see them, especially the little baby ones.

As the sun was setting, I paused to appreciate the view over a field of long grass and and the sensation of being watched. I spotted a pair of ginger ears poking up above the flowers. Then a pair of eyes appeared and it was a small fox. A very heathy looking fox. I tried not to think of predator-prey curves from my biology teaching days and just appreciated how nice he looked! His head popped up, and as I tried to take his picture, he showed me his tail and ran for the hedges.

Running along the lane, a family of blue tits seemed to be following me. A robin perched on top of a tree singing his heart out. Swifts (or swallows-I’m never sure) were fly catching on the wing. I felt like if I held my hands out, they’d come and land, Disney princess style!!

Looking across the fields, I spotted some new calves and a couple of Shetland pony foals. Super cute and a good reason to avoid those fields for now! I’m not running into any protective mother cows/ponies!!

The highlight was on the way home on Saturday, I followed a young deer along a county lane until it disappeared into the woodland. A real life Bambi!

Finally, I’ve officially made a new friend. There’s an extremely friendly cat who lives at one of the farms I run past. Whenever he sees me, he comes running out and runs with me! I briefly thought that I didn’t want my stats to show I’d stopped for a bit, but when you’ve got a lovely cat who wants a cuddle it would be rude to say no. Plus, what are my runs really for? Having a nice time!!

So that’s a rundown of the local wildlife that was on display! Those were such great runs for putting a smile on my face that I didn’t even mind coach B standing me up and refusing to play.

Anyone else feeling like they’re in a Disney film with nature being so spectacularly lovely at the moment?

Happy running everyone!

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Bluebirdrunner profile image
BluebirdrunnerGraduate10

Lovely post! Magical runs 💚xxx

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toBluebirdrunner

Thank you!! ❤️

Yesletsgo profile image
YesletsgoAdministratorGraduate10

Ooh what a lovely kitty! You couldn't just run past him could you??

What a wonderful route you must be running to see all that wildlife. On my first run after getting home we saw a hare running on the path ahead of us. They are so quick! Great long ears and a wonderful bouncy run. There was absolutely no way I'd catch up.

There used to be a hare that would saunter through the nearby boatyard like he was checking things out. As someone born and brought up in London it's such an astounding thing to see these lovely creatures just going about their daily lives ♥

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toYesletsgo

He is a real sweetie! Am really lucky to live rurally so we get a good selection of flora and fauna! No hares though-I’m very envious!

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YesletsgoAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toMissUnderstanding

We don't see the hares very often. There's a big problem locally with hare coursers, all the fields are barricaded. Really upsetting to think of these beautiful creatures being hunted. It's just so lovely to see them out in the wild :)

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate

What lovely things you see on your runs, isn't nature amazing?

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toSueAppleRun

It really is!! I lovely walking through lockdown and watching the changes through the seasons. It’s lovely to see it on the run now!

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SueAppleRunGraduate1060minGraduate in reply toMissUnderstanding

What was lovely about lockdown was no traffic for a while

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Sandraj39Graduate10

What a lovely post MissUnderstanding - I have also seen black bunnies on my runs, but strangely not for a few years now. 🤔 Reading your post was a little like tuning in to Springwatch on the tv 🦅🍃🐰🦊🐦‍⬛🌺 - always a good thing! 🙂

Love the photo of your furry running companion too!😍🐈

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toSandraj39

Spring watch! Love it!! I know I’m really lucky to live where I do. I can currently see buzzards from the living room window!

Interesting that you’ve seen black wild bunnies too. I’ve never seen them anywhere except here. I must do some investigating about where they come from!

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Sandraj39Graduate10 in reply toMissUnderstanding

Where abouts are you? I’m in Surrey and also remember thinking that a domesticated rabbit must have escaped and bred with the wild bunnies!😯🤣

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toSandraj39

North Somerset! So not exactly nearby!! I saw one on my rest day walk last night. Forgot the quality of the photo….heavily zoomed in!

Black rabbit
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Sandraj39Graduate10 in reply toMissUnderstanding

😍 🐰

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BGood

it is lovely being able to appreciate wild life in the wild while running! I love watching the birds and trying to identify them!

I get quite excited if I see something that you wouldn’t see regularly! Woodpeckers lapwings herons etc

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toBGood

It’s a wonderful part of running. I started purely for the physical exercise but it’s brought so much more. ❤️❤️❤️

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This is a beautiful post MissUnderstanding and I have to say rather home from home for me. We are so lucky to live rurally aren’t we? .

Every time I go out running I am amazed at the amount of gorgeous wildlife there is out there and stopping in the middle of a run is definitely a must and not to be missed so well done you. Thank you for sharing and maybe a name change for you ……Mary Poppins ?😂😂xx

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply toFolkylass

Thank you FolkyPoppins!! You’re in a beautiful part of the world too . We are indeed lucky!! ❤️

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FolkylassGraduate10 in reply toMissUnderstanding

🤣🤣🤣 yes we are🥰xx

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smokeysmoke

What a lovely run you had with all the wildlife.

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply tosmokeysmoke

Thank you! I love this time of year. I’m hoping for bats on my next evening run! ❤️

limberlou profile image
limberlouGraduate10

funnily enough I had just read this earlier today legendarydartmoor.co.uk/201.... Quite interesting

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MissUnderstandingAdministratorGraduate10 in reply tolimberlou

That’s so interesting!! Thank you!!! 🐇 ❤️

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