My wife and I have seen a bobcat in the backyard a few times over the last two years — always a quick glimpse before disappearing into the woods. My surveillance cams have spotted a bobcat too, but one has yet to trigger one of my camera traps. Until this past Friday. Ironically, this was the trap set up to capture raccoons, opossums and other smaller mammals as they travel across their favorite fallen tree. If I was going to get the bobcat, I figured it would be in the other camera trap, set up along a bottleneck trail in the woods. This was a happy accident in more ways than one. The batteries in the flash units died and did not fire. They would have filled in the shadows in the image, which would have ruined the best part — the bobcat sticking its head into the shaft of light. That’s camera trapping for you. Sometimes the accidents end up being the best shots. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 20mm f/1.8 lens, ISO 500, f/11 at 1/160th of a second, Camtraptions housing and triggers.
Wow Sean, what a thrill for you. He looks like a large house kitty. Of course I’m sure he wouldn’t roll over to have his belly scratched like your two beautiful cats do, but boy, he is a cat, no doubt about that.
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My wife and I have seen a bobcat in the backyard a few times over the last two years — always a quick glimpse before disappearing into the woods. My surveillance cams have spotted a bobcat too, but one has yet to trigger one of my camera traps. Until this past Friday. Ironically, this was the trap set up to capture raccoons, opossums and other smaller mammals as they travel across their favorite fallen tree. If I was going to get the bobcat, I figured it would be in the other camera trap, set up along a bottleneck trail in the woods. This was a happy accident in more ways than one. The batteries in the flash units died and did not fire. They would have filled in the shadows in the image, which would have ruined the best part — the bobcat sticking its head into the shaft of light. That’s camera trapping for you. Sometimes the accidents end up being the best shots. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 20mm f/1.8 lens, ISO 500, f/11 at 1/160th of a second, Camtraptions housing and triggers.
Wow Sean, what a thrill for you. He looks like a large house kitty. Of course I’m sure he wouldn’t roll over to have his belly scratched like your two beautiful cats do, but boy, he is a cat, no doubt about that.
They prefer to be called Robertcats fyi
My bad. And Robertacats I presume for the females.
A beauty for sure.
Thanks Donna.
Great photograph and a gorgeous “cat”.
Thanks Karen. Been after a good shot of this guy for a few years now.
Glad I saw this one , we also had them in Thornwood on Reservior & still,there I have heard, a sight to see
They exist throughout the country in all sorts of different habitats, but remain secretive and always great to see one.
We have them here in SW Florida — always a delightful surprise to see one. Lovely “accidental” shot.
Thanks Laura. The first one I ever saw was in Florida, but up north near Tallahassee.