Bobcat At Kitchen Window

[galvweld]

Was helping wife in kitchen. She was startled by movement at window. Nothing like having predators peer at you! More wildlife in Arizona than imagined.

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[Mikej]

That's a pretty scrawny bobcat. Not enough calories in snakes and lizards? And they run all the calories off chasing roadrunners?

 

[bigbearbear]

I would love to have a Bobcat hang out around my property, I bet they're pretty good at murdering all those pesky moles and other small rodents.

 

[L84Cabo]

I would love to have a Bobcat hang out around my property, I bet they're pretty good at murdering all those pesky moles and other small rodents.

Yea, but what do they do with house cats? Do they leave them be or...eat them?

 

[Flopsweat]

Yea, but what do they do with house cats? Do they leave them be or...eat them?

Oh you know it's time for catserole.

 

[L84Cabo]

Oh you know it's time for catserole.

You almost got me! I almost spit iced coffee all over my keyboard but I managed to contain it.

 

[galvweld]

Sadly, our outdoor cat been missing since Mother's Day. Bet she lost the battle to superior cat.

 

[P7M13]

How new are you to the property? Did the prior owners feed big kitty?

 

[bigbearbear]

Yea, but what do they do with house cats? Do they leave them be or...eat them?

It is my opinion that cats are nature's nuclear option for dealing with critters you don't want to have around, the "nuke them from orbit" solution to non-insect pest problem. So if you deploy a bobcat in your yard, I believe its going to basically murder everything, including house cats and smaller dogs, along with birds, squirrels, moles and voles etc. If I have a cat, I'll have to keep it indoor.

As mentioned in another thread, wife and I have been feeding this feral cat but if there's a bobcat and it ended up hanging out, this would mean the current feral cat will become food pretty soon unless it is smart enough to run away, which I believe it will since it is a cunning feral cat and not a domesticated animal. It'll be a pity but that's nature for you.

 

[galvweld]

How new are you to the property? Did the prior owners feed big kitty?

House was vacant for a year. No one was feeding anything. House cat came with the property. We enjoyed it for a year.

 

[CountryGent]

Peekaboo!

 

[galvweld]

Been here a year. First bobcat was mature adult on driveway. Other two sightings .8 miles away. One cat had a cottontail in it's mouth. We have elk and deer. Neighbors said mountain lion sightings last month 1 mile from front door. Coyotes and foxes are everywhere.