p.1 #1 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.
Catching up with a female bobcat I’ve been following the last two years. She successfully raised two kittens last year and this year had three - however I have only seen two recently and I believe the third, which was quite a bit smaller, may not be around any longer. Looking forward to watching the kittens grow and learn.
p.1 #8 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.
Could you tell us how you manage to follow one bobcat for three years and get pics like that of such a normally elusive creature? Are they in some kind of place where they are somewhat habituated to people, like a park or something?
p.1 #11 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.
egd5 wrote:
Could you tell us how you manage to follow one bobcat for three years and get pics like that of such a normally elusive creature? Are they in some kind of place where they are somewhat habituated to people, like a park or something?
Thank you for all the kind words everybody. This female is in a protected wetland environment that is popular with bird watchers. She is very used to people, as long as you don't chase her down. This is my third year following her and I believe she knows me and knows I'm not a threat. She'll walk within feet of me if she wants to go from point A to B and I'm sitting or standing still. I pay close attention to her cues, and if I feel like I'm disturbing her back away as necessary. The kittens are much more skittish, so I'll just sit on the edge of the trail and let them pass.
Mom has a few distinctive features that help me ID and confirm it is the same cat - spot on her nose and a split tongue. Needless to say, I feel extremely luck to get a glimpse of her life and follow her on hunts and watch her raise her kittens (as an example, last year I watched as she caught 3 rats in less than 100 yards in about 15 minutes - such efficiency.).
p.1 #15 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.
jeffryscott wrote:
Thank you for all the kind words everybody. This female is in a protected wetland environment that is popular with bird watchers. She is very used to people, as long as you don't chase her down. This is my third year following her and I believe she knows me and knows I'm not a threat. She'll walk within feet of me if she wants to go from point A to B and I'm sitting or standing still. I pay close attention to her cues, and if I feel like I'm disturbing her back away as necessary. The kittens are much more skittish, so I'll just sit on the edge of the trail and let them pass.
Mom has a few distinctive features that help me ID and confirm it is the same cat - spot on her nose and a split tongue. Needless to say, I feel extremely luck to get a glimpse of her life and follow her on hunts and watch her raise her kittens (as an example, last year I watched as she caught 3 rats in less than 100 yards in about 15 minutes - such efficiency.)....Show more →
OK, thanks. I forgot to say great pics also. Bobcats are really neat creatures.
p.1 #16 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.
Wonderful photos and you’re lucky to have that close interaction - I just hope others dont ruin that and that you may continue to be able to follow her. Clearly there are Male’s around somewhere as well.
Phil
