Bobcat Photo Opportunity

 

When travelling to check trail cameras, I’m always looking for wildlife photo opportunities. The other day I was in the right place, at the right time, looking the right way. When passing a field, something in the distance caught my attention. A quick turnaround , another look, and holy …… There were two bobcats deep in the field. Knowing it would be tough to get a decent photo at that distance, I wanted to at least  capture an “ evidence picture.” Jumping the snowbank, I struggled in the deep snow to get to a tree along the edge of the field, didn’t want to advertise the photo opportunity with passing cars. That worked out. Now what ? I decided to wait and see how this would play out; likely the cats would cross the field at the far end. I’ll tell you, it was COLD,  temps near ten degrees and windy. Hopefully this will finish quickly. That wasn’t happening ! The bobcats SLOWLY moved in my direction with the male shadowing the females every move. She stopped often, squatting and staring in my direction. Both cats were aware of my presence. I was wondering why the female kept heading in my way, was it to keep the male at bay? The tom clearly had something on his mind and me being there had no impact on his behavior.

Jim