Lynxes and Bobcats
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We made a quick trip to Rocky Mountain National Park the past couple of days. Just before sunset on our first day we spotted this bobcat. This was a first for me.
This is one of several bobcats that live at Sweetwater wetlands Park in West Tucson Arizona. They are a fairly common site at the park, and are quite indifferent to the presence of people. Sweetwater is a series of ponds that are fed by treated wastewater from the city of Tucson. Apparently a large part of these cats diet consists of the water fowl that reside on the ponds. I have heard several first hand accounts of people that have seen these cats with coots and ducks that they have caught. Several years back I walked up to one of the viewing platforms on one of the ponds where there was a very excited couple. They told me that five minutes before I showed up a bobcat had jumped out from the reeds on the bank of the pond onto a duck and drug it back onshore and into the reeds.
This is a "trained" Bobcat which I photographed at the Triple D Game farm in Kalispell, Montana. Although it looks a bit like a studio shot it was just up against a very cold snow bank.
Poor mom! I wanted to get closer but I did not want to disturb what was going on here. Such a treat to watch!
Thanks so much for the visit!
I had an awesome bobcat sighting yesterday. This bobcat was out hunting and caught a shrew. It played with the shrew by throwing it up in the air and batting it with its paws. It then rolled around in the grass with the shrew before eating it. Such an entertaining sighting. I have pics of the action, but I need to photoshop them a bit because it was in the distance!
Portrait of a bobcat.
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My photography success has been lacking in recent months, but was lucky to photograph not one, but two bobcats over the weekend in New Hampshire.
For years and years, I've looked for the opportunity to observe and photograph bobcats. My running joke was that there were no bobcats in Florida, notwithstanding all the wonderful photographs of them other photographers were publishing. Well, not for lack of putting in some serious hours, I have some bobcat shots. This morning, mom brought her kittens out to presumably go on a hunt with her. That was at about 7:45am. Then they were gone. After spending several hours in the morning hoping for their return, I came back in the afternoon with hopes of a homecoming. It was not to be. Not complaining, I'm happy to finally have had the opportunity I've been striving for. No anticlimax this.
The Connecticut Audubon Society's Bafflin Sanctuary, Pomfret, Connecticut
I was photgraphing a Hawk perched in a tree above when this Bobcat ran right in front of me. It paused for a few moments before entering the tall grass in pursuit of a rabbit. A few minutes later, the rabbit came out and the Bobcat remerged even closer to me. By the time I switched back from the Hawk to the Bobcat, I only photographed the back of its head that second time around.
I traveled all the way from Florida to California in a failed attempt to photograph Bobcats. We, of course, have them in Florida. Recently, a family of Bobcats has taken up residence at a local wildlife refuge, and as such, is more tolerant of humans than would otherwise be the case. I only had a few days to try to get some images any only got lucky twice on several attempts. This one's my favorite.
Had such close encounters with several bobcats last time in northern California...shortly after i took this shot this bobcat went to sleep just in front of me...
I couldn't believe my luck when this cat decided to climb up this small snag and sit for a better view of the area. Amazingly some of the afternoon light was still shining through the trees and lit up this beauty for a few moments.
One of these magic encounters with a female bobcat at dusk. Just heard the news that Point Reyes NPS decided to continue with their plan to extend ranching and industrial agriculture inside the park and therefore is going to kill hundreds of native tule elk! The effects on all other wildlife will be terrible!!! Hope that there is still a chance of protecting this unique place…KEEP POINT REYES WILD
Had an incredible time with this female bobcat one morning this spring. I was with her for more than an hour (and thousands of shots of course). With the spring colors in the front, that was my favorite setting this morning. Northern California
I’ve seen many bobcats over the years but this one was the one with the most beautiful coat! Usually their fur is kind of grey, brown or red sometimes with pattern or rosettes…I didn’t get a look from this cat this time but it was a very special encounter!!! Northern California
Early yesterday - very early in the morning I was so lucky to see this large Bobcat. He was very self assured and walked casually away from me with his tail flicking. Once he disappeared into the foliage I never saw him again.
It was exactly a year ago today that I had my first sighting of a wild bobcat. We spotted this bobcat in a cemetery and it came out about a half hour before sunset. My husband and I watched it try to hunt a squirrel. You can see it licking its chops in this picture :-)!
Finally saw the Bobcat in person.
Made my day! He/She roams Circle B Bar Reserve, and today was my first encounter. It was tough to get a good photo, cause I was pretty excited.
You know when you see something in the distance that usually turns out to be a log shaped like an animal sitting...well, I'm sure glad I checked out this "log" with my lens. Now my brain will continue to mislead me into thinking I see Bobcats, but that's okay.
This Bobcat has been hanging out around the backyard, looking for a squirrel lunch, for a couple of months. Getting a little too comfortable around me.