It is wonderful to see a Bobcat saunter by your back deck. That's just what happened to Thom Matson at his home on The Sea Ranch.
You can clearly see its tufted ears and short, bobbed tail. Below is another photo of the Bobcat, walking across a meadow with the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop.
Bobcats love gophers and The Sea Ranch meadows have plenty of them!
Thanks to Thom for allowing me to share his photos with you here.
Jinx McCombs and Paul Nordstrand have a stone jaguar on their land near Point Arena. A Bobcat sauntered up and then froze, looking at the statue.
The Bobcat then slunk carefully past the statue.
Thanks to Jinx for allowing me to share her fun photos with you here.
Bobcats are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast. Mark Simkins and Kitty Wolfe have meadows near their Manchester home, which gives them a great chance to see Bobcats.
You can see gopher holes in Mark and Kitty's meadow and gophers are Bobcats favorite meal. You can clearly see the tufted ears of this Bobcat.
Thanks to Mark for allowing me to share his photo with you here. Now if Mark can just get me a photo of Bobcat kittens!
Bobcats are being seen more frequently the past couple of weeks. It appears the mothers are hunting for "real" food for their kittens. Janet Burch recently photographed one on The Sea Ranch.
You can see the Bobcat is looking right at Janet and her camera. This cat with the tufted ears and bobbed tail is a year round resident of the Mendonoma Coast. Look for them in grassy meadows hunting for their favorite food - gophers!
Thanks to Janet for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
This Bobcat is quite camouflaged but Patricia Rangel managed to see it. This cat with the bobbed tail and tufted ears was spotted on the east side of Highway One on The Sea Ranch.
Here the Bobcat obviously heard something - maybe a tasty gopher?
Thanks to Patricia for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
To see a fun photo of a Bobcat in a standoff with a Buck, here's the link to Craig Tooley's photo: http://www.mendonomasightings.com/2011/11/25/young-bobcat-photographed-by-coastal-photographer-craig-tooley/