out in the country

Made it out last night for a too short cycle.  Took a route that I'd normally have gone for a run on, but at least I made it out.  I was planning on going out on a proper ride tonight from York to Selby on the national cycle route but it is currently raining VERY heavily so that  might get delayed.  RUBBISH.
Well last night after a lot of dicking around I made it out on the road at around dusk.  It's strange the amount of wildlife you get to see on a bike, rabbits everywhere.  I'm sure Chas 'n' Dave have a song that could be appropriated.  Well last night I saw the usual mass of rabbits around York Race Course, as well as an owl in flight.  Well I'm pretty sure it was a barn owl, not that I know 1 thing about birds.  So I'm cycling along marvelling at the owl when I see a chav ahead who has got off his bike and is poking around at something in a lay-by.  As I got closer I could see that he was poking a squirrel, that was flicking around and I guess had been hit by a car, with his foot. I didn't stop but I did wonder whether his interest in the distressed squirrel was out of concern or for entertainment.  Who knows?