On the Path II

I feel very fortunate. I have only seen one bobcat there and that was almost two years ago exactly. I had to use a telephoto to even tell what it was, that was how far away it was. To have this fellow, just saunter up, was such a treat.

Thank you! :o)

He was so lovely. A gorgeous animal.

Thank you very much. He was gorgeous. :o)

Thank you Eivor. This is the first time I have ever had a close encounter like this. We were all pretty relaxed as you could see in the movie. He took his time and so did we. :o)

Thank you very much. :o)

The foxes are usually too fast for me to get a picture of. We see a lot of Red Tails here, but being an opportunistic photographer, we go where we have found wildlife before. This particular refuge is in a wildlife corridor where the animals range many miles from the mountains to down by the coastal areas. There was a mountain lion sighted there. I don’t think we would have stuck around for those pix… well, maybe one. ;o) I would not want to stay for lunch.

Thank you Janie. I feel very fortunate. :o)

He’s well fed, but not overfed. Lots of birds and other wildlife for him to hunt. :o)

He was gorgeous and so graceful.

Thank you Luca. :o)

Thank you Malcom. It was a wonderful experience. :o)

Thank you for this wonderful honor. :o)

Thank you Thea. A wonderful surprise on both. :o)

Thank you very much Martin. It still stuns me. The sighting and the feature. :o)

Thank you very much. He was a beauty.

I hope you enjoy the video. He was so relaxed. :o)

You have to go watch the video. You will see he is even more gorgeous than the pictures can ever capture. :o)

Lloyd was nearly that way with his jaw. Then he saw me start taking pictures and he got to work too. He was amazing. :o)

I just got notified the US Geological Service team that is doing the study of our local urban bobcats. They have been able to identify some of the cats by their pelt patterns. They were very excited about these sets of captures.

The markings are so unique, each individual cat can be tracked easily. I thought it was an interesting method, Thank you for stopping for a look. :o)

Thank you so much. It was a real treat for us. If you get a chance, go watch the video too. He’s a beauty.