It's great fun to spot a Bobcat but you don't really expect one to be right outside your door. But that's what Janet Burch and Jim Tervo witnessed at their Sea Ranch home. In this first photo, taken by Janet, the Bobcat is on the hunt.
The Bobcat was successful - look at the rodent in his/her mouth.
Thanks to Janet for allowing me to share her photos with you here.
There were clouds this morning but this afternoon is sunny. Temps are in the 60's - a beautiful autumn afternoon!
Menka Sethi wrote, “A Bobcat recently sauntered through my backyard and into the abutting Mill Meadow. Wanting to share this with neighbors, I pulled out my phone camera. In a split-second, a Raven dive-bombed the Bobcat, and the Bobcat flipped upside down, landed back on four paws, and took off into the meadow. Did I imagine this? No - there on my phone was the image of a Bobcat seemingly floating above the meadow with four paws pointed toward the sky.”
A one-in-a-million photograph by The Sea Ranch's Community Manager!
Thanks to Menka for allowing me to share her photo with you here.
There was an error in my previous post - it was an Allen's Hummingbird, not an Anna's. Sorry about that! Thanks to all who wrote in to correct the post.
This morning felt very autumn-like, with breezes and sun. Then this afternoon clouds have moved in, and temps are very mild, mid-60's.
Shouqin Huo was welcomed to the coast by visits from a Bobcat. Shouqin wrote, “We recently became part-time residents of Irish Beach. During our last stay, we noticed almost daily a Bobcat hunting for gophers in the grass area between our neighbors’ houses. I would like to share a couple of photos.”
I was amazed at the Bobcat’s beautiful eyes, a light green or hazel. I learned Bobcat kits under four weeks old have bright blue eyes, which then change to green or hazel.
Thanks to Shouqin for allowing me to share these photos with you here.
Rain yesterday (0.15 inches), brilliant sunshine today, Sunday. Lots of folks at Art in the Redwoods at the Gualala Arts Center today. If you didn't make it this weekend, stop by to see the fabulous art displayed throughout the Arts Center. And check out the Best Mendonoma Sightings winner, a beautiful photo of a Great Egret by Paul Brewer!
As Karen Wilkinson watched, this Bobcat has spotted a Brush Rabbit.
I just looked up what a Bobcat eats the most. The answer? Rabbits. From the web: Bobcats mostly eat rabbits and hares. They may also eat rodents, such as squirrels and mice, or hunt small deer, snakes, lizards and domestic animals, such as dogs, cats, sheep, goats and poultry.
People who raise chickens here have to protect them from Bobcats, and that means overhead protection too. Just look at this Bobcat climbing the tall giraffe fence at the B Bryan Preserve in Point Arena some years ago. The photo was taken by Judy Mello.
Bobcats are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast and they are often seen in the daylight hours here.
Thanks to Karen and Judy for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
No fog and no wind. It's warm here on the coast today. Lots of visitors are here enjoying the coast too.
I love this photo of the Bobcat lurking...or resting...in the grasses that Perry Hoffman got. Those are hypnotic eyes!
After a while, the Bobcat was on the move. You can see the tufted ears in Perry's photo.
Bobcats are year round residents of the Mendonoma Coast. They usually hunt rodents in grassy meadows as Perry's photos show.
Thanks to Perry for allowing me to share his photos with you here. To see much more of Perry's photography, here is his website: https://magentaraven.com/
Today has been stormy and cold. In the 5 o'clock hour this Friday morning we had lightning and thunder out over the Pacific Ocean. It's very cold - well, cold for the Mendonoma Coasts - 43 degrees. Therefore we didn't get as much rain as predicted. About 2/3 of an inch. With the 1.43 inches from the previous storm, I'm now over 54 inches for the season. Hooray!