Lynx on parade: Woodland man photographs elusive cats

[jpak]

http://outthere.bangordailynews.com/2013/01/17/outdoor-recreation/lynx-on-parade-woodland-man-photographs-elusive-cats/

Harry McCarthy sees a lot of wildlife around his Aroostook County home, and his Facebook page features plenty of photos of his frequent visitors.

“I do live right up in the woods,” the Woodland man said on Thursday, explaining his most recent visitors. “I really don’t have any neighbors.”

Living at the end of an 800-foot-long driveway, isolation often pays off, as it did on Tuesday morning.

“I was walking from my living room into my kitchen and just happened to look out the window and something struck me funny,” McCarthy said. “Something didn’t look right.”

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Big Kittehs

[Sanity Claws]

1. Mom cat and her almost grown three kittens

that's my guess. Beautiful animals.

[Agschmid]

2. Most likely the Canada Lynx...

Such strong hind legs, and broad feet (almost like built in snow shoes!). Thanks for posting that picture of them out and about in the wild!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx

[Sanity Claws]

3. What long legs you have, Canada Lynx

She must be quite a jumper with those hindlegs.

[Agschmid]

5. It's a hard guess unless I know where J lives...

but the legs look right. More likely in the continental 48 it was a bobcat... but again hard to tell.

[In_The_Wind]

4. That is a beautiful photograph.

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