Like domestic cats, many wild felines “sharpen their claws” on surfaces – often carpets and furniture in the case of domestic cats, and logs and trees in the case of wild cats. In the house, it’s not hard to find … Continue reading →
Because it funnels animal travel, a good water crossing is a great place to camera trap a variety of animal species. A few years ago I wrote about Choosing a Good Bridge for a Trail Camera, where I suggested a … Continue reading →
Like its close cousin the bobcat, the Canada lynx (Lynx canadensis) is well known to mark with urine by spraying backwards onto vertical surfaces and by rubbing its head onto objects. However, until camera trapper David Troup captured it on … Continue reading →
Though the bobcat (Lynx rufus) is common and widespread, it is usually shy and secretive so you are more likely to see its foot prints than the animal itself. Bobcat tracks and trail patterns (also called track patterns) are similar … Continue reading →
The bobcat (Lynx rufus) is the most successful of North America’s wild felines, and one reason for its success is its diet. Like its cousin the Canada lynx, the bobcat relishes a meal of rabbit or hare, but unlike the … Continue reading →
The “rufus” in the bobcat’s scientific name, Lynx rufus, is Latin for red, but most populations are grayer in winter and more reddish in summer. What accounts for these differences in bobcat coat color? Probably the advantage of camouflage: those … Continue reading →
Video montage of my favorite trail camera video clips and photos from late 2015 through 2018.
Continue reading →Last summer, one of my cameras captured a series of photos of mother and kitten bobcats playing. I was delighted, but at the same time disappointed that I hadn’t set the camera on video. So I switched it to video … Continue reading →
Recently I took on the personal challenge of camera trapping the Florida panther, Puma concolor coryi, an endangered subspecies of cougar, and the only confirmed breeding population of Puma concolor in the eastern US. Estimated at about 180 adults and … Continue reading →
The bobcat (Lynx rufus) uses urine and scat to mark important places within its home range. Like house cats, bobcats sometimes spray urine back onto vertical surfaces, such as stumps, trees, and stones. The animal might spray quickly and casually, … Continue reading →
