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Hallo!

Couple days ago, I was driving around in the Middle of Nowhere, Rhode Island, otherwise known as Scituate -- or possibly I'd gotten to Foster... Anyway, sort of more in the northwestern part of the state. I was aiming to get to Glocester, so I could take a walk at a reservoir slightly further west. (As it turns out, I didn't get there, but I did find a good place to walk, later.)

Across the street, in what seems to be a former vineyard, I noticed a big ol' cat. I rapidly came to the conclusion it was in fact a big cat, as in, wild cat, rather than a housecat, and in an excess of caution didn't leave the car, though I did turn around so I was closer. I watched til it decided it was done and left.

I've never seen a wild cat outside of a zoo, so this was, to understate, pretty neat.

Bobcat Crop



Bobcat Contemplates

Non zoomed in version:

Bobcat far

Bobcat lookin' at me:

Bobcat Close



Then, today, I was doing a bunch of post-rain wandering, and a hawk flew by me and onto a tree. (Red-tailed hawk.)

Hawk On Tree



As Calluna put it, "Ah, this is where he has his head on backwards."

Hawk lookin' backwards

Hawk in profile



And then, a mill scene near sunset, just because.

Random Mill Sunset

Date: 2023-04-02 12:56 am (UTC)
yourlibrarian: Puppy Yay (NAT-PuppyYay-misbegotten)
From: [personal profile] yourlibrarian
I can understand your excitement 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

Date: 2023-04-02 01:00 am (UTC)
pauraque: bird flying (Default)
From: [personal profile] pauraque
Oh, cool! I saw a bobcat in the wild once, in a hilly area near my semi-rural high school. I often saw rabbits there, so no mystery what the draw was. I was actually pretty close to him when we noticed each other, and I remember he seemed just as startled as I was before running off!

Date: 2023-04-02 01:41 am (UTC)
kaishin108: tree heart salmon river by me (Default)
From: [personal profile] kaishin108
Oh wow, great photos! :)

Date: 2023-04-02 01:47 am (UTC)
ranunculus: (Default)
From: [personal profile] ranunculus
We see bobcats here on the Ranch (Northern California). occasionally. One walked around the house, not more than 40 feet at one place. I was very excited to see it. Didn't get anywhere near as nice a pics as you tho!
Your pics are really nice.

Date: 2023-04-02 02:13 am (UTC)
the_broken_tower: (Default)
From: [personal profile] the_broken_tower
Beautiful. :) It's so good seeing wildcats in their home.

- Fen (he/him)

Date: 2023-04-02 02:27 am (UTC)
adafrog: (Default)
From: [personal profile] adafrog
Cool!
I would have stayed in the car, too. Probably. lol

Date: 2023-04-02 02:29 am (UTC)
apachefirecat: Made by Apache (Default)
From: [personal profile] apachefirecat
He's BEAUTIFUL!!! Thank you for sharing!! <3 <3 <3

Date: 2023-04-02 05:34 am (UTC)
forestofdreams: (hawk)
From: [personal profile] forestofdreams
What a beautiful bobcat!! How awesome to spot one in the wild. 😻

The hawk is lovely, too. Thanks for sharing.

Date: 2023-04-02 06:10 am (UTC)
scytale: (Default)
From: [personal profile] scytale
The bobcat looked at you! ;O And hawk!

THose are all such amazing pictures!

Date: 2023-04-02 07:21 am (UTC)
vriddy: christmas gnome (gnome)
From: [personal profile] vriddy
Fantastic pictures, that is so cool!!! :D :D I wouldn't have gone outside the car either, haha.

Date: 2023-04-02 09:03 am (UTC)
From: [personal profile] nellas
Those are really great photos. Thanks for sharing.

Date: 2023-04-02 11:22 am (UTC)
sparowe: (Joy)
From: [personal profile] sparowe
Oh, how exciting! Thank you for sharing. :)

Date: 2023-04-02 11:33 am (UTC)
shirebound: (Default)
From: [personal profile] shirebound
Oooh, nice sightings.

How is Scituate pronounced??

Date: 2023-04-02 01:32 pm (UTC)
lavendertook: Cessy and Kimba (Default)
From: [personal profile] lavendertook
Wow! Beautiful!

Date: 2023-04-02 05:43 pm (UTC)
turlough: red gate in water, torii at IItsukushima-jinja, Miyajima, Japan ((other) tranquility)
From: [personal profile] turlough
Wow, what a cool experience! I've never seen a lynx/bobcat and there are supposed to be quite common in our forests. The hawk is beautiful!

Date: 2023-04-02 08:02 pm (UTC)
michelel72: Suzie (Default)
From: [personal profile] michelel72
Oh, very cool!

Yay!

Date: 2023-04-03 05:36 am (UTC)
ysabetwordsmith: Cartoon of me in Wordsmith persona (Default)
From: [personal profile] ysabetwordsmith
Bobcats are awesome. A while back, we were walking in a local nature reserve and I saw bobcat tracks. I was so excited! So they are in my area.

Date: 2023-04-03 04:47 pm (UTC)
silveradept: A kodama with a trombone. The trombone is playing music, even though it is held in a rest position (Default)
From: [personal profile] silveradept
Big cat. Very cute, very able to give hurt.

The hawk looks good, and the sunset is pretty.

Date: 2023-04-03 10:26 pm (UTC)
shirebound: (Default)
From: [personal profile] shirebound
Thanks! I remember when I moved near Cuyamaca, CA and had to be told how to pronounce it. (Kwee-ya-MAH-kuh)

Date: 2023-04-04 03:03 am (UTC)
lysytsya: (Audrey - Deer)
From: [personal profile] lysytsya
Lovely pics! The bobcat is adorable 🥰

Date: 2023-04-05 08:12 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] dhampyresa
KITTY!

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