On the Path II by Bunny Clarke
Bunny Clarke

On the Path II by

I thought I would take you back to the original sighting of the young bobcat male I showed you the closeup of. His markings were darker than you usually see, but they were really very lovely. On his hind haunches, he had distinct striping. This was taken on our weekend walk.

San Joaquin Wildlife Refuge, Irvine, CA, USA

If you would like to see the movie my honey took of this lovely creature, you can view it at:

http://picasaweb.google.com/bunny.clarke/091011...

It really shows how relaxed this lovely little character was.

Taken with a Canon PowerShot SX10 IS.

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Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art Oct 2009

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I try to create images that will touch your heart or soul and make them go “twang”. Eye candy for the soul is my goal. :o)

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bobcat, cats, hike, nature, wild

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  • Virginia N. Fred
    Virginia N. Fredover 2 years ago

    What a beautiful creature how luck you are to see him so close, very nice work Bunny

  • 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.

    – Bunny Clarke

  • Brian Carey
    Brian Careyover 2 years ago

    Gorgeous!

  • Thank you! :o)

    – Bunny Clarke

  • autumngirl
    autumngirlover 2 years ago

    Nice shot, and it really is a pretty cat!

  • He was so lovely. A gorgeous animal.

    – Bunny Clarke

  • ViktoryiaN
    ViktoryiaNover 2 years ago

    Gorgeous cat! I think we have them back home in Blearus. What a beautiful animal, roght?!
    Great capture!

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

    – Bunny Clarke

  • Eivor Kuchta
    Eivor Kuchtaover 2 years ago

    How exciting with that close encounter! Great job on capturing the moving animal! Nice movie, too.

  • 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)

    – Bunny Clarke

  • ✿⊱╮Kira Bodensted
    ✿⊱╮Kira Bodenstedover 2 years ago

    Gorgeous putty-cat :o))

  • Thank you very much. :o)

    – Bunny Clarke

  • Syd Baker
    Syd Bakerover 2 years ago

    I have seen one of these, from the highway near a large wooded area not very far from my house. Also recently saw a fox retreating to a large pampas grass in a mansion’s front garden, it’s surprising how much wildlife one can see in the urban areas here. The Red Tailed hawks are a favorite of mine.

  • 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.

    – Bunny Clarke

  • Janie Oliver
    Janie Oliverover 2 years ago

    wonderful capture of these gorgeous creature.

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

    – Bunny Clarke

  • lacitrouille
    lacitrouilleover 2 years ago

    Oh, he looks beautiful, and so slim! What a great capture. :)

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

    – Bunny Clarke

  • Lyn Evans
    Lyn Evansover 2 years ago

    Oh he’s gorgeous, what a beautiful cat.

  • He was gorgeous and so graceful.

    – Bunny Clarke