Collage of 11 daytime camera trap photos of bobcats in the same place crossing a remnant beaver dam over the span of ~1 hr.
Here's the bobcat parade- I think there are 3 different ones???
🐱 #LynxRufus
...and a crazier night almost exactly 2 yrs later: bobcat comes, kills muskrat (in frame), coyote AND otter visit an hour later (smell of carnage?), bobcat (or another?) returns another 10 mins later.
3/3
🐱🦊🦦🐺🐀☠️ #LynxRufus
Here's the whole animated sequence including arrival, kill 90 min later, and what I assume are some optimistic revisits the following AM.
2/3
🐱 #LynxRufus
White-flash night camera trap picture of a bobcat crossing an old beaver dam with a dead muskrat in its mouth.
B&W night camera trap picture of a bobcat crossing an old beaver dam with a dead muskrat in its mouth.
OTD in '23- bobcat successfully secures a muskrat meal w/ comparison between WF (Ultrafire Pro WP9) and low-glow (HF2XC) cameras.
1/3
🦊🐱🐀🍽️ ☠️ #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus #OndatraZibethicus #Reconyx
Daytime camera trap photo of a woodchuck crossing a fallen log across a stream that drains a wetland where a group of mallard ducks are swimming.
B&W night camera trap photo of a bobcat stopping on a fallen log to look back at the camera.
OTD in '24: I really wanted this first image to be woodchuck & wood duck, but its mallards.
And the bright-eyed bobcat was irresistible.
🦊🦆🐱🐿️ #trailcam #cameratrap #backyardwildlife #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #MarmotaMonax #AnasPlatyrhynchos #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat crossing a fallen log at 3:50 PM with mostly frozen pond in background.
Daytime camera trap photo a bobcat sniffing near some beaver-chewed trees near a beaver lodge at ~4PM.
B&W night camera trap photo of a bobcat at 7:35 PM crossing frozen pond with eyeshine reflecting in open water.
Final series a bit downstream later that day- 3-7 PM.
🦊🐱 #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of two bobcats crossing the same remnant beaver dam at 7 AM; larger trailing bobcat with visible wound on left flank.
Daytime camera trap photo of the 2nd bobcat crossing the same remnant beaver dam at 7 AM with visible wound on left flank.
Daytime camera trap photo of apparent third bobcat crossing the same remnant beaver dam at 7:43 AM.
Daytime camera trap photo of bobcat in the warm sunlight crossing the same remnant beaver dam at 9:20 AM.
Next series of visits at the same place 7-9 AM...
🦊🐱 #LynxRufus
White flash night camera trap image of a single bobcat crossing remnant beaver dam at 2:26 AM
White flash night camera trap image of three bobcats including 2 staring at each other standing on the icy edge across the open water of a small pond. (#3 in brush on right) 4:54 AM
White flash night camera trap image of two bobcats at remnant beaver dam at 5:20 AM
OTD last year: bobcats here, bobcats there, bobcats, bobcats, EVERYWHERE!
First series, multiple visits, 2-5 AM, 3 different bobcats (one hidden in middle image)
🦊🐱 🦫🧊 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a turkey vulture perched on a dead tree by a frozen beaver pond and only detected because of timelapse shooting. Inset enlargement of vulture.
Daytime camera trap photo of a beautiful young bobcat crossing a long by a frozen pond and looking back over its shoulder.
OTD last year: a very rarely detected turkey vulture (timelapse trigger) continues our "water" birds streak & a fabulous bobcat is a bonus.
🦊🐱🪶🐦🧊 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus #CathartesAura
Collage of two, night B&W camera trap photos of a bobcat walking back and forth down a fallen log at different times of the same day.
OTD in '24: bobcat came at 3 AM, went at 10 PM (assuming it's the same one)
🦊🐱 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus
B&W night camera trap photo of a coyote crossing a frozen pond and favoring a swollen right front leg.
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat walking past the camera in a little bit of snow.
OTD last year, another injured coyote (left foreleg fracture?) & a fairly beefy bobcat.
🦊🐱❄️🤕 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #CanisLatrans #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat crossing a stream in late afternoon sun.
On Valentines Day in '23, gorgeous bobcat in gorgeous golden hour light.
🦊🐱 #CATurday #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus #GoldenHour
B&W night camera trap photo of a bobcat coming towards the camera as it cross down over a remnant beaver dam.
OTD in '24, gorgeous bobcat on the prowl at the old beaver dam.
🦊🐱 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat crossing a frozen pond with a few inches of snow covering.
OTD last year- another daytime bobcat in the snow.
🦊🐱❄️ #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus #Reconyx
Night white-flash camera trap photo of a bobcat's pink nose and mouth nearly pressed up against the camera filling the frame.
OTD in '21- BOOP!
🦊🐱👃 #trailcam #cameratrap #backyardwildlife #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus
Who else needed a pic of Meemie with snow on her nose today? ❄️
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#catnose #boop #bobcat #lynxrufus #cats
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat posing in fresh snow with sunlit background.
OTD last year, bobcat in the afternoon sun and snow (one of my all-time favorite pics ...and this month's annual calendar shot).
🦊🐱❄️☀️ 🥰 #trailcam #cameratrap #backyardwildlife #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #Reconyx #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat in the distance walking on a frozen pond carrying a kill that looks like a muskrat, with enlarged inset.
OTD in '24: Bobcat nabs what looks like a muskrat?
🦊🐱 #trailcam #cameratrap #backyardwildlife #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #CATurday #LynxRufus
B&W night camera trap image of a bobcat right in front and staring at the camera but with its face split on the edge.
Bonus shot today because one can never have too many bobcats.
🦊🐱 #trailcam #cameratrap #backyardwildlife #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus #Reconyx
Daytime camera trap photo of three bobcats together in the snow- a mom and two large kittens
Collage of 3 daytime camera trap photos of three different bobcats as the passed the same spot.
OTD in '24: Momma bobcat passed by w/ 2 big bobkittens. We see at least 2 diff mothers in this area every year w/ clearly diff offspring, which is confusing as they become independent & are sometimes together sometimes alone.
🦊🐱 ❄️ #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a young bobcat in hunting mode.
close-up crop of daytime camera trap photo of a young bobcat in hunting mode.
Bonus shot today, bobkitten from earlier this AM.
🦊 #trailcam #cameratrap #backyardwildlife #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #Bobcat #LynxRufus #Reconyx
Daytime camera trap photo of a young bobcat crossing a log near a frozen pond.
OTD last year, a young bobcat momentarily strays from mom.
🦊🐱 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus
Crop of daytime camera trap photo of a mother and 2 young bobcats jostling on a frozen pond.
B&W night camera trap photo of 3 fluffy raccoons crossing a stream with one body deep in the water and temp showing 38F
OTD in '24 a trio of flooofy raccoons enjoying a balmy late night dip; in '25 a trio of bobcats practicing a hockey fight.
🦊🐱🦝🧊🏒❄️ #trailcam #cameratrap #backyardwildlife #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #ProcyonLotor #LynxRufus
Night B&W camera trap photo of raccoons including one climbing down a tree headfirst.
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat crossing a frozen pond.
OTD last year, another ice-skating bobcat. The '20 image is incorrect date (was Sep '24) but opp to show something I didn't know about raccoons: they can climb down trees headfirst like squirrels!
🦊🐱🦝 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus #ProcyonLotor
Daylight camera trap photo of a fisher temporary putting down a partially eaten carcass on the frozen ice of a pond.
Daylight camera trap photo of a bobcat sniffing the spot where a fisher temporary put down a partially eaten carcass about 40 minutes earlier on the frozen ice of a pond.
OTD last year: fisher drops a meal (1/2 eastern cottontail?) to literally lick its chops. ~40 mins later a bobcat detects the spot.
🦊🐱 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #PekaniaPennanti #LynxRufus
Nighttime color/white-flash camera trap picture of a large bobcat walking through a suburban yard.
OTD last year- a very handsome and sturdy bobcat passed through the yard.
🦊🐱 #CATurday #trailcam #cameratrap #cameratrap #backyardwildlife #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat right in front of the camera.
From this AM, bobcat here for their close-up.
🦊🐱❄️ #Trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #Reconyx #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a bobcat walking on frozen stream.
OTD last year- the daily bobcat streak was in full swing.
🦊😺 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus
Daytime camera trap photo of a coyote crossing an old beaver dam with unfrozen water above and below.
Daytime camera trap photo of two young bobcats one the ice near an old beaver dam with some light snow falling.
On Xmas Eve at the dam last year- snow, ice and bobkittens; in 2023 open water & coyote.
🦊🐱❄️🎄 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus #CanisLatrans
B&W night camera trap photo of a large male bobcat sniffing a fallen log
Daylight camera trap composite of 3 images of a mother and 2 bobcat kittens on the snow.
OTD ...earlier this AM! First a big male bobcat, then a mom & 2 kittens (composite of 3 images for optimal positions) at the old dam.
[Keep your kids safe @natickbobcat.bsky.social]
🦊🐱 ❄️🧊 #trailcam #cameratrap #NewEnglandWildlife #MAwildlife #photooftheday #LynxRufus #Reconyx
