Mountain Lion!!

[rivendweller]

Look what popped up on the disk of my motion-detector camera in front of my house:

Comments

[ravenfeather]

How BEAUTIFUL! Around here they stay hidden during the daylight hours.

[rivendweller]

5:25 am is still dark around here! The camera can take photos at night.

[kejn]

WOW!!
set up more cams around the house! :)

[rivendweller]

I should, huh?

[mummm]

That's awesome!!!

[rivendweller]

I know! I cannot believe how lucky I am to get that shot.

[pasticcio]

Looks like a big cat!

[rivendweller]

Very big. I feel honored to be visited by such a magnificent creature.

[serendipity]

Wow! I'm glad you saw it first via the motion detector - now you won't be totally startled if you do see it drop by. I wonder if Mya has ever seen it. Sometimes Fred sees wildlife in the wee hours of the morning and turns into a drama queen with his HOWLS. Then again, maybe he only howls at interloping house cats, because I've seen him coexist with raccoons and opossums.

[rivendweller]

Mya is not a very good guard cat. She runs and hides whenever people come around, and just looks out the window curiously at wildlife. She's not allowed outside because I suspected Mr. Bigpaws was out there somewhere. Mountain lions prefer deer, but will stoop to dogs and housecats if they are really hungry.