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Suburban Bobcat

I often extol the virtues of Idaho, Boise, and my neighborhood, which happens to be at the wildlife crossroads of the Boise Front and the Boise River. On Groundhog Day I hit the greenbelt on my way to work and saw this critter walking casually towards me. She saw me coming and scooted across the dry ditch bed to see if anyone left some goodies on their back porch. It was about 15 degrees and this looked to be part of her regular route which I assume she usually takes at night. She stayed clear of me but never rushed away from my presence, which was odd, since bobcats tend to be very shy. I chalked that up to her being cold and hungry. More photos below the fold. Sorry they're blurry.





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Holy Moly!
How close were you to this cat? As close at the pictures make it seem? And if you were taking pics does this mean you were operating the camera on your phone? I ask because if so, Sisyphus is no longer a Luddite! Nah, couldn't be. ;)
Not my phone
It was kismet. That day I decided to 1) pack my camera, 2) take a route I usually don't go. The camera is a point and shoot Nikon which has an amazing zoom lens but a shitty auto focus.
I tried to use my phone camera the other day and failed. The second I start trying to program that sucker I'll lose it. I've had it five years now because of it. ;-) Embrace the luddite in you.
Ha!
You crack me up!
Pretty kitty...
... probably looking to snack on a neighborhood chihuahua.
Or
Sisyphus' leg!
Great Pix!
usually these bobcats are very wary of people...maybe this one is someone's pet (??)