Beautiful bobcat in Sonoma County > Repost @camhurd It’s been a long while since I’ve had a good opportunity to photograph bobcats. For the past few months, the grasses have been so tall here in Sonoma County that a bobcat could be ten feet away and I’d have no idea. It’s during this time of year that the bobcats most commonly have their young. Smart move little cats. Last night, I decided to head to one of my favorite locations for photographing bobcats—a confluence of roads and trails atop a ridge, where the light lingers and both human and wildlife traffic depress the now golden grass earlier in the dry season than most other zones. Rather than crunching about on the brittle landscape, and feeling more passive than optimistic considering my recent lull in bobcat sightings, I chose to recline in my truck, read my book, and hope for some activity. Twenty or so pages in, Regalo, my dog, who had been dozing in the passenger seat, sat up purposefully with poised ears and a twitchy nose. I suspect it was his nose that beat me to the cat’s presence, for when I sat up out of my reading lounger, I watched this small female delicately and soundlessly navigating the crispy terrain just fifteen feet away. It has been a long time since I’ve seen her, but she has clearly been watching me all these months. She passes by without even a glance in my direction—a deliberate ignorance of me that communicates trust. It seems poetic. Who knew being ignored could feel so friendly? I fumble with my camera as she walks away. Then she sits, listening to the potential meals scurrying around her. One possible snack moves behind and to the left of her, and I take a photograph. #bobcat #sonoma #sonomacounty #coconutcargo #sonomaphotographer #sonomawildlife #sonomanature (at Willow Glen, San Jose, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvsyoLaFBne/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qakb1vgc5xjh
