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YneGrwr
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These pics are from a couple of months ago. I was in Bodega Bay waiting for a male northern harrier to fly by when I spotted this young female bobcat in the dunes adjacent to the mudflats. I had never seen one in this area and was taken by surprise. The action happened so fast that all I could do was point, spray and pray, and hope for the best. Since this spotting of the bobcat she has been seen several times and she appears to be thriving on gulls and quail. This happened during the World Series, hence the file names




Getting Signs From The Dugout






Stealing Home






Sliding Into Home Plate






Score!






Well Played, Time For Lunch




Apr 01, 2017 at 12:44 PM
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Excellent series, that must have been quite something to witness.


Apr 01, 2017 at 12:49 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Bobcat vs Gull


Fantastic series !!! What an opportunity.

Birdie



Apr 01, 2017 at 12:52 PM
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Wow, right place, right time, right preparation!
Bob



Apr 01, 2017 at 01:49 PM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Bobcat vs Gull


Fabulous! Great action series!
Eric



Apr 01, 2017 at 02:14 PM
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Intense scene, excellently shot with great background.


Apr 01, 2017 at 02:50 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Bobcat vs Gull


Great sequence...that sure is a small Bobcat...looks like owl bait.


Apr 01, 2017 at 03:39 PM
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If that is "spray and pray" I would say your prayers were answered. Excellent action shots!

Dave



Apr 01, 2017 at 03:41 PM
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Super series. Great documentation. The kind of opportunity the rest of us dream about. Good thing that you were prepared for a flying bird--it worked well for a leaping cat.

IMO these images are well worth some final polishing in post processing--adjusting the exposure, whites, framing, etc., but they are wonderful in any case.



Apr 01, 2017 at 03:44 PM
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Bobcat vs Gull


Superb superb action sequence. Probably the best bobcat series I have ever seen. Big vote


Apr 01, 2017 at 04:09 PM
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Nice behavioral series

-Tim



Apr 01, 2017 at 04:22 PM
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louie champan wrote:
Excellent series, that must have been quite something to witness.

Thanks Louie. I missed some of it from shutter blackout, but that just happens sometimes.
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birdied wrote:
Fantastic series !!! What an opportunity.

Birdie


Thank You Birdie. Dumb luck sometimes strikes.
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Bobg657 wrote:
Wow, right place, right time, right preparation!
Bob

Thanks Bob, yup got lucky.
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eyelaser wrote:
Fabulous! Great action series!
Eric

Thank you Eric
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steve_a_reno wrote:
Intense scene, excellently shot with great background.


Thanks Steve.



Apr 01, 2017 at 04:40 PM
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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Bobcat vs Gull


Spectacular action series!


Apr 01, 2017 at 04:42 PM
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mogul wrote:
Great sequence...that sure is a small Bobcat...looks like owl bait.

Yeah a real young one. She grown up some in the last couple of months and looks healthy!
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dclark wrote:
If that is "spray and pray" I would say your prayers were answered. Excellent action shots!

Dave

It was the only thing I thought of it happened so fast after I first saw her. But I will take it!
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jdc562 wrote:
Super series. Great documentation. The kind of opportunity the rest of us dream about. Good thing that you were prepared for a flying bird--it worked well for a leaping cat.

IMO these images are well worth some final polishing in post processing--adjusting the exposure, whites, framing, etc., but they are wonderful in any case.

Thank you jdc562 for your comments and suggestions. I will revisit then again in LR & PS since my pp skills might be a little better now.
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Thang wrote:
Superb superb action sequence. Probably the best bobcat series I have ever seen. Big vote

Thanks Thang! Esp coming from a photographer I admire.
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tfoltz wrote:
Nice behavioral series

-Tim

Thanks Tim!



Apr 01, 2017 at 04:47 PM
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mspencer1 wrote:
Spectacular action series!


Thank You!



Apr 01, 2017 at 04:48 PM
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What an incredible sequence of images.


Apr 01, 2017 at 06:46 PM
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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Bobcat vs Gull


awesome action set


Apr 01, 2017 at 07:55 PM
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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Bobcat vs Gull


Really cool sequence of something I never would have imagined seeing... nice work capturing the action.

Kirk



Apr 01, 2017 at 08:03 PM
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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Bobcat vs Gull


1 to 0 - bobcat. This is a great action set ~ Ron


Apr 01, 2017 at 08:13 PM
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Love the shot with the gull in its mouth.


Apr 01, 2017 at 09:00 PM
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