Beautiful, Richard!  And congrats on arriving home safe & sound.

Peter

Beautiful indeed!

We saw this in our backyard a couple of hours ago.  We've been here six years and it's only the second Bobcat we've seen.  It was stalking something.  When we saw one of the young kids in the family of rabbits that lives in our backyard come out from behind a bush, about six feet in front of the cat, Senior Management ran out and the Bobcat got up and left.  I know it's nature and everything, but we feel good about saving the bunny's life!


Bill, tgo

That looks like a pretty good-sized bobcat too. Extra points capturing one, Bill. (The Camera One?)

I've not seen any bobcats out here where I live but would be very surprised if they weren't here. When I was assigned to the Spring Hollow Water Treatment Plant as an evening shift Operator, from 2002 - 2011, that area was so remote and backed up to a vast wilderness, we would see all kinds of wildlife around that Lake at night. Bobcats and coyotes would fearlessly come out in the clearings to hunt. By far though, the most unnerving predator was an eastern puma, or what we call a mountain lion. Virginia Game Officials will tell you that they don't inhabit this part of the State. Bull-squeeze... they most certainly do. Also seen around the water, we had many hawks, bald eagles, ospreys, huge birds that had lived and nested there for years.

I think these pictures were taken with my old BlackBerry. If I ever get some time off again, I'd like to ride up there and see what the place looks like now.

I haven't seen a Bobcat here, nor a Mountain Lion.  There's been plenty of Coyotes, not seen but heard, though they haven't been around recently.

Awesome bobcat photo!


Nice lake shots too!


Here's my view for the day

Rob; where is that?  I'm guessing it's not Boston.

Hi David,
It's Boulder, I'm visiting family.  99F yesterday, 30s and snow forecasted for Tuesday!
Rob

This is for you Rob

I'll have some too. 

(I hereby pledge to start every morning this week with a Lightfoot tune)

Quote from: rv_bass on September 06, 2020, 09:24:07 AM
Hi David,
It's Boulder, I'm visiting family.  99F yesterday, 30s and snow forecasted for Tuesday!
Rob

It's a good thing there's no such thing as climate change.

Sure.

Bill, tgo

Quote from: lbpesq on September 07, 2020, 09:58:58 AM

Quote from: rv_bass on September 06, 2020, 09:24:07 AM
Hi David,
It's Boulder, I'm visiting family.  99F yesterday, 30s and snow forecasted for Tuesday!
Rob

It's a good thing there's no such thing as climate change.

Sure.

Bill, tgo

You can see one glacier from my youngest's front yard, and another from his back yard - but every time I go up there I see less of them.  Yes, actual visible proof! 


Peter

The advantage of Global Weirding is that this planet just may eliminate all human life and start to heal.  She will come back as good as ever. :-D

I believe it was in a National Geographic article where I read - one of the best things a person can do now to help the crisis is to eliminate their personal carbon foot print. 

Veering back on topic - my wife has seen a mountain line at the farm although there are "none in the area'.  My understanding is they cover A LOT of territory.  A road killed deer in front of the south pasture bode well for this one.  Spied coyote, black bear, heard wolves (the coyotes disappear when the wolves come around).  A plethora of avian predators although I am concerned with not seeing our local Northern Harrier much this year - might be due to the pasture not being cut this year (anyone know how to fix a non-functioning Leyland 270 PTO?).   

Giant toads, several species of snakes and tree frogs - it almost feels like Mutual of Omaha when we are there.  I try to watch for the a fore mentioned amphibians when cutting the grass and sincerely hurt when there is an accident with them.  Trying to figure out how to setup a 'comb' like feature on the front of the mower to shoo them away prior to the deck running over them... one would think the vibration and sound would make them duck and cover but it just isn't the case.

Truth is as I get older nature holds so much more value to me and my respect for it grows (don't get me started on the tenacity of plants!).  If marijuana grew as well as some of the invasive species up there I would have my own dispensary. 

Paul (who must be rambling because he is stuck at work today, said good bye to our foster cat two days ago and feeling a little lonely)

Quote from: pauldo on September 07, 2020, 02:05:35 PM


Giant toads, several species of snakes and tree frogs - it almost feels like Mutual of Omaha when we are there.

...just add some tethers hidden on the back side of branches to keep the critters in line and you'll be there


Elwood (who felt duped once he saw the light)

Nice, Richard, Perfect!  Nancy Griffith does an awesome version of that tune too!