Belinda The Bobcat

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Belinda The Bobcat
Belinda The Bobcat

Don't tell Amanda but I think I'm in love.

I was driving down a snowy Nova Scotia highway (if you can call it that) today and there she was, casually strolling along the tarmac with her eyes on the lake shore.

I pulled over, grabbed the camera and just followed her down the road while chatting softly to her the whole time.

She was totally unfazed by my presence until I crouched to get a lower angle. As soon as I went into what she must have thought was a predatory stance she bolted into the trees.

I decided to wait 5 mins to see if she would pop out and sure enough, she came for a look at me and then sat in a field next to a creek for a nap.

I followed her into the field and managed to get about 12' from her while I took this shot.

Instead of the crouch, I slowly went into an agonizing squat so as not to scare her off and she seemed OK with it.

This lasted for about an hour until she started looking nervous, tracking something behind me.

This gave me chills as I turned to see what she was looking at, fully expecting a massive cougar to be bearing down on me.

Thankfully it was nothing, but the look on her face gave me the heebie-jeebies. I don't know what she'd seen but she decided it was time to head back to the lake and look for more ducks.

This was the best wildlife encounter of my life so far.

I worry a little about her future though as I suspect that's a cataract in her right eye. A cat that can't see is a cat that can't hunt.

Perhaps I'll build her a cat shed for her senior years.

Thanks for looking
Gavin

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Taken on: March 27, 2023
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