Sighting a bear while on foot or on bike is quite different from encountering one from the safety of your vehicle. I have seen them when biking and running and it is kind of humbling to know that no matter how fast I am, I would not be able to get away. Thankfully, the black bears around here are pretty shy and like to keep quite a bit of distance between themselves and people - unless it's a mom with cubs then you best be on your toes. We have a few mother bears on our property so I am always keeping a sharp eye out. We also have a large male that is approaching 500 lbs that I would give quite a bit of room. We catch them on game camera video regularly and they are hilarious to watch when they are scratching their backs on trees or rolling around - the cubs are about the most adorable things you could ever see.

Hawks and birds of all kinds, meadowlarks sound beautiful, skunks (usually deceased), kit foxes, antelope, deer, snakes. Cows lots and lots of cows. I enjoy my commute.
No snake eating here, pretty much beef here.

I just Googled "calf fries."

Ew!

Oh heck no!!!

Y'all lost me at snake.

I've had it. It's fairly bland. Tim Love does a dish with rattlesnake & rabbit paired.

Friends are staying in our house in NC and were good enough to send us a picture of the black bear lounging in our back yard. Gee, thanks!

Up at my parents house in New Albany, IN over the weekend and a fawn ran through the front yard. Really adorable!!

I had an eight point buck (still velvet) with 2 does eating from by bird feeder Saturday morning. They hung out about a half an hour then moved on. Hopefully that buck is still around in a month or two.

Saw a momma deer and her two babies running across my mother in law's yard this weekend. She has a draw, with lots of trees and cover, behind her house that is popular for the deer to travel.

At our camp we see deer, fox, and lots of birds - pileated woodpeckers, hummingbirds, great blue herons, and a bald eagle that nests nearby (man those things are big!). Locally at home we have been seeing many fox, some of whom are really bold. The dog and I often see them on our morning walk, and sometimes they'll even challenge you to a staring match (you lookin' at me?)