Or more to the point: a Bobcat and a Long-tailed Vole.
If you want to see wildlife where it lives, you must spend time in the wild. So it is that, once again, the indefatigable Doug Thorburn managed superb wildlife images (three below), this time of a Bobcat hunting in the south Selkirks.
A Bobcat peers out of the brush.
It approaches.
And shows off its catch: a vole.
Pictures used with permission.
Thanks for the lovely treatment of my shots Alistair. I still can’t quite believe my good luck!
To Doug Thorburn:
Your close-up of the Bobcat’s face was startling to me, because the markings were so similar to those of my recently deceased and much-loved Torbi cat. Even as a devoted old girl of 15-plus, she had her Bobcat moments, and I have scars from her sharp teeth to remind me how close to the surface her heritage really was. I fared better than the vole, but shall never forget how purrs could quickly turn to bites. If she had been the size of the Bobcat — I would have fled for my life!
Hi Denise, I was actually struck by how similar the bobcat is to the domestic tabby. It is the length of the legs, and the exotic spotting pattern on the front legs that set it apart (to my eyes). Some of the close-ups of the face could easily be a domestic cat.
Doug
I “met” Douglas at another blog and am so glad to have found this website through his mention. What lovely and informative photos and writings. It makes me long for a place like the one you call home.