My trail camera sets picked up quite a few photos of Bobcats over the winter. The nice thing about the smaller cats is that they often show up during the daylight hours affording better pictures.
Checking the time stamp shows that these animals are not averse to wandering around in the middle of the day. I have sat out on some of their more traveled trails in camouflage as I would so like to capture them with my real camera. They are so beautiful! No luck so far. I’ll keep trying.
It’s always an extra bonus to get a photo of a predator with prey. The photo below shows a Bobcat with a cottontail rabbit in its mouth. This area has abundance of rabbits, both cottontails and jackrabbits. Bobcats also prey on birds, mice, voles and human’s small pets.
Lots of folks have told me that Bobcats will move out if Mountain Lions are in the area. I think the photos show that isn’t always true. The fact that the Lions seem to be primarily or possibly exclusively nocturnal may be why the smaller Bobcats are choosing to hunt during the day.
I’m most likely capturing the same Bobcat. I have no way of knowing or telling them apart. The one I’m seeing looks very healthy and well fed. Just like with the Mountain Lions I am looking forward to seeing and chronicling their summertime activities this year. Hopefully kittens will show up following mama Bobcat soon.
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Aren’t they magnificent!!
Yes!
Beautiful ❤️
They are, aren’t they? Thank you.
What a handsome animal.
They are pretty good looking. 🙂
You were lucky to get the photo of the one with prey! The markings are so much like my housecat’s. She is a Pixie Bob, modeled after these wildcats.
Yes, I aways feel lucking to get prey in mouth shots. It makes it more interesting to see what they are eating. I’ll have to look through your blog posts and hopefully see photos of your cute cat. 🙂
I’ve only spotted one once. They are beautiful and so fast.
They are really pretty. Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Des prises de vue saisissantes.
Fantastic! We have wild cats in Northern Scotland but they are incredibly illusive. Just like slightly larger domestic cats really, but with a bigger tail.
Thanks! I love your photos of Scotland. I hiked the West Highland Way and the Great Glen Way a few years ago and your blog and photos take me back. 🙂
I am glad, the Scottish Highlands are beautiful – my friend lives near Sterling so I go there a lot 😊