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Friday Fun: Staghorn Fern at LotusLand or Bobcat Nest?

By Ron and Alexandra Seigel

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July 18, 2014 01:25 AM

This magnificent staghorn fern specimen is a photo taken at the fern garden in Lotusland in Santa Barbara. Our docent told us that one of the gardeners was about to clean the center, when a bobcat jumped out. These ferns make great nests for birds and bobcats in this instance. Birds, beware, this may be bobcat territory! Happy Friday!

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Debb Janes

Nature As Neighbors - Camas, WA

Put My Love of Nature At Work for You

Imagine the surprise of having a bobcat leap out of a fern? Geez, that would increase the heart rate a bit. Do you suppose the kitty was hoping to see a little birdie fly into that staghorn fern nest? I do.

Jul 18, 2014 01:36 AM

Dick Greenberg

New Paradigm Partners LLC - Fort Collins, CO

Northern Colorado Residential Real Estate

Wow! What a great picture. That looks like something from the Amazon jungle. I'm definitely putting Lotusland on our must-see list.

Jul 18, 2014 02:00 AM

Roy Kelley

Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your fern garden photograph. Beautiful!

Jul 18, 2014 03:10 AM

Noah Seidenberg

Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL

Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Wow Ron & Alexandra, I did not know Bobcats lived in nests. Sort of scary. Great photo as always.

Jul 18, 2014 03:58 AM

Broker Patty Da Silva Da Silva

Green Realty Properties® - 954-667-7253 - Cooper City, FL

Top Listing Broker

Looks really rich of living things Ron and Alexandra! Thanks for sharing, have a wonderful day!

Jul 18, 2014 04:03 AM

Beth Atalay

Cam Realty and Property Management - Clermont, FL

Cam Realty of Clermont FL

Hi Alexandra and Ron, another amazing picture. I've seen bobcats couple of times, they're not friendly creatures at all(at least the ones I encountered with). Had no idea they would call nests their home.

Jul 18, 2014 05:03 AM

Tom White

Franklin Homes Realty LLC (615) 495-0752 or www.FranklinHomesRealty.com - Franklin, TN

Franklin Homes Realty LLC, Franklin TN

That is a wild looking scene! I can't imagine a Bobcat jumping out of that fern!

Jul 18, 2014 06:36 AM

Ron and Alexandra Seigel

Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA

Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Thanks everyone for your comments. Usually birds create their nest in staghorn ferns. In this instance the bobcat who climb trees must have decide that this was a good place to sleep, and like cats do, curled himself in.

They are beautiful creatures to look at and a bit taller than a regular cat. I saw one from the bed one morning and thought that it was an exotic cat, and opened the sliding glass door to get a look at him. When he took off, I checked it out on the internet, and it was a bobcat...Yikes! I am sure the gardener at Lotus land must have freaked. A

Jul 18, 2014 07:10 AM

Michael Jacobs

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Alexandra and Ron -- I never would imagine that a bobcat would make its home(however temporary) at Lotusland....Yikes!

Jul 18, 2014 09:02 AM

Toni Weidman

Sailwinds Realty - Trinity, FL

20+ Years Selling Homes in New Port Richey, FL

Wonderful fern, Alexandra. Ip can't believe a bobcat would live there. He was probably looking for a bird snack.

Jul 18, 2014 09:34 AM

Dianne Goode

Raleigh Cary Realty - Raleigh, NC

Realtor/Broker

Wow, that's a big fern! It isn't named Audrey, is it?

Jul 18, 2014 11:41 PM

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