Bobcat http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=2389855900716&set=a.1504373924220.2071050.1080409750&type=1&theater We saw this guy last week between Vernal and Nevada Falls. Are these common to see???http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49310#msg-49310Sat, 25 May 2013 21:34:13 -0700 Phorum 5.2.10 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49457#msg-49457 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49457#msg-49457
On way to the "other" Eagle Peak (N of El Portal):


Thinking more... have seen a Mountain Lion at Coe... on a adjoining ridgeline..
and also ran across a fairly fresh pig kill which I assumed to be done by a Lion.
(I do have a picture of that...)]]> chick-on Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsFri, 09 Dec 2011 06:39:18 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49407#msg-49407 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49407#msg-49407
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chick-on

Not common to see in the backcountry... but obviously there are quite a few sightings in and around the valley.
Cats by nature are very elusive. I personally have only seen one on Aspen Valley Road
and another on Old Big Oak Flat Road. Have yet to see a Mountain Lion... but they're out there.

The only time I saw a wild mountain lion was in February of (I think) 2003 in Yosemite on Old Big Oak Flat Road less than a mile from Northside Drive. It was a February with almost no snow on the Valley floor. I came upon her just after I had crossed over some deadfall at a slight bend on the road. There she was about 30 yards away up the road. Of all things she was perpendicular to the road, grazing on some long dry grass on the side of the road near some bushes and shrubs.

At first glance, I thought I had come across a young fawn because her head was down in the grass like how a deer would graze. But then she popped up her head and it was definitely a head of a feline and not a deer (nor a coyote). I carefully studied her, staying motionless and silent. She had a very long tail, so I knew I came across a mountain lion and not any sort of supersized bobcat. It was a pretty scrawny mountain lion that was not quite fully grown. Funny thing, she never once turned her head toward me. Instead, when she was done grazing on the dry grass she continued up Old Big Oak Flat Road and out of my sight after she had gone past another slight bend on the road.

At that time since I was alone, I thought it would be best to turn back and head back down the road to Northside Drive, so I did.

]]> plawrence Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsWed, 07 Dec 2011 00:41:10 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49402#msg-49402 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49402#msg-49402
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Anyone driving through Joshua Tree, CA can stop at the Crossroads Cafe and see one:
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/CIw0-GcgO0bnCe9y1tFnUA?select=FhlNj-kl3KfzrlaQY5c-_Q

Gee, I missed that last week. But the oasis was nice:


http://yosemitephotos.net/main.php/v/trails/ryan/sh-dsc_2798.jpg.html]]> eeek Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsTue, 06 Dec 2011 19:35:10 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49399#msg-49399 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49399#msg-49399http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/CIw0-GcgO0bnCe9y1tFnUA?select=FhlNj-kl3KfzrlaQY5c-_Q]]> Frank Furter Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsTue, 06 Dec 2011 19:05:32 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49396#msg-49396 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49396#msg-49396
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Have yet to see a Mountain Lion...

I've seen one in the wild only once. But there are plenty of tracks after a rain on the trail I use for conditioning around here.]]> eeek Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsTue, 06 Dec 2011 18:07:35 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49394#msg-49394 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49394#msg-49394
Of course I love your putty tat faux toe. (I'm a cat bird) :)

Here's two of the putty tat on OBOFR (the one I have from Aspen is REALLY terrible) (he boogied as soon as he saw me):
https://picasaweb.google.com/103089501068510688008/CraneCreek#5573998608256086626
and
https://picasaweb.google.com/103089501068510688008/CraneCreek#5573572741016340866]]> chick-on Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsTue, 06 Dec 2011 16:30:44 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49392#msg-49392 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49392#msg-49392Cats by nature are very elusive. I personally have only seen one on Aspen Valley Road
and another on Old Big Oak Flat Road. Have yet to see a Mountain Lion... but they're out there.
You'll see a lot more Coyotes around this time of year too. At least that is my experience.]]> chick-on Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsTue, 06 Dec 2011 16:20:55 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49386#msg-49386 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49386#msg-49386 hotrod4x5 Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsTue, 06 Dec 2011 11:38:50 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49331#msg-49331 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49331#msg-49331This bobcat was not too worried about us though. I took about 10 pictures.]]> madmxe Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsSat, 03 Dec 2011 06:43:12 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49323#msg-49323 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49323#msg-49323 DavidK42 Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsFri, 02 Dec 2011 18:20:18 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49312#msg-49312 Re: Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49312#msg-49312
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Are these common to see???

I've only seen a few in my life. Certainly not as common as bears in Valley campgrounds.]]> eeek Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsFri, 02 Dec 2011 12:27:48 -0800 http://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49310#msg-49310 Bobcathttp://yosemitenews.info/forum/read.php?9,49310,49310#msg-49310http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=2389855900716&set=a.1504373924220.2071050.1080409750&type=1&theater


We saw this guy last week between Vernal and Nevada Falls. Are these common to see???]]> madmxe Photography advice, critiques and tutorialsFri, 02 Dec 2011 11:19:23 -0800