Bobcat at the Edge of the Forest
by Peggy Collins
Title
Bobcat at the Edge of the Forest
Artist
Peggy Collins
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Photograph - Photography - Photograph
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One morning while on my morning hike I ran into a black wolf and then later saw what he was probably walking towards: an elk carcass. I returned to the area later and staked it out, staying just outside my van.
I was half expecting to see the wolf but couldn't see anything at first. It wasn't until I lifted my camera with a 100-400mm telephoto lens that I could spot a well-camouflaged bobcat close to the ferns at the edge of the forest. After about half an hour of observing the bobcat, another (smaller) cat emerged from the woods. I believe the smaller bobcat would've been the larger one's offspring...apparently offspring will stay close to the mother for the first year then strike out to find its own territory. I also think this may be a pregnant female.
I watched the bobcats for about two hours the first day and returned the next day and saw only one of them. They did a little eating but mostly they pawed at the ground and sat around in the light rain, surrounded by ferns and woodsy vegetation. I thought cats didn't like the rain but this one sat on the log in the drizzle for quite awhile.
This is one of two bobcat photographs taken that day.
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February 4th, 2015
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