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Daytime Wildlife visitors (bobcat and coyote)

Over the last couple of days we’ve had some daytime visitors along the hillside above us.

Lynx rufus

We know there are a number of predator cats in the area. I don’t often see bobcats so it was a rare treat to get a glimpse of one outside my office window:

Lynx rufus (bobcat)
Lynx rufus (bobcat)

Lynx rufus (bobcat)
Lynx rufus (bobcat)

Canis latrans

Coyotes are much more commonly sighted around here. I often catch them on the infrared wildlife camera. Seeing them during the daytime is a little less common but it does happen, as it did this morning:

Canis latrans (coyote)
Canis latrans (coyote)