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Archive 2019 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

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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.

Oct 19, 2019 at 05:49 PM

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Awesome

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Oct 19, 2019 at 05:54 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

Exquisite images, Jeffry - I love them all!

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Oct 19, 2019 at 05:58 PM

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Wow !!! Marvelous set.

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Oct 19, 2019 at 06:05 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

Wonderful images! YGMV

Oct 19, 2019 at 06:09 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

A really enjoyable set, Jeffery.

Oct 19, 2019 at 06:23 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

awesome pics, jeff. I had very little luck with these illusive creatures.

Oct 19, 2019 at 06:44 PM

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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?

Oct 19, 2019 at 07:32 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

Beautiful series.

Oct 19, 2019 at 07:36 PM

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Great set of photos of this family. They must be getting used to you, they seem quite relaxed.

Oct 19, 2019 at 07:42 PM

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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.).

Oct 19, 2019 at 08:10 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

Superb images! Thanks for sharing.

Oct 19, 2019 at 09:22 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

oh man, so lucky to be able to spend time with a mom and her cubs

Oct 20, 2019 at 03:13 AM

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Excellent set Jeff

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Oct 20, 2019 at 08:19 AM

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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...Show more →

OK, thanks. I forgot to say great pics also. Bobcats are really neat creatures.

Oct 20, 2019 at 08:52 AM

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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

Oct 20, 2019 at 09:01 AM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

Wonderful

Oct 20, 2019 at 02:10 PM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

Extra nice and cute too Jeffry ~ Ron

Oct 20, 2019 at 08:08 PM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

Wow. I'm simply stunned. I've never seen one of these guys, despite spending ample time in and around the Shenandoah National Park. Hopefully one day!

Oct 21, 2019 at 10:16 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Bobcat family, year 3 of following female.

Very nice series

Raz

Oct 21, 2019 at 11:06 AM

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