Leolinda,
Thanks for the encouragement. I was telling my guests (brother JD and his wife--realtors from South Carolina) that a 93 year old neighbor has been feeding a huge male bobcat. That's against the law, but who's going to tell a 93 year old man what to do? I struck up a conversation with him, and he said that as a boy in Korea, he had a black bear for a pet!
Mike in Tucson
Mike these shot are awesome. I find rocks fascinating and having the mountain lion as part of the scene was just special.
I just don't want to see that cat in my neighborhood...lol
Mike- How absolutely gorgeous and stunning this lion is. I love cats, I am a cat person. When I was a little girl - Cat woman was my heroine.
We have black panthers here.
Katerina,
Thanks for commenting. As a child, I grew up in the rainforest of Suriname, South America. We had jaguars there.
Jennifer,
I love rocks! My folks lived in Clavarack, NY, not far from Rhinebeck. Upstate NY used to have mountain lions, but I think you're safe at the moment. LOL
Mike in Tucson
Mike, that is one gorgeous cat. You photos are just awesome, you really captures this majestic cat in all his glory!
Ginger
My sister and her neighbor stopped walking in their neighborhood because there was one hanging around. It gave them quite a scare. I do believe it has munched a few dogs in the area.
Doreen,
Wow! Arizona still is the old west in many areas. One of the first things people told us when we moved to the desert was to keep pets indoors because of Coyotes and Mountain Lions.
Ginger,
Thanks for the encouragement! She is one magnificent animal.
Mike in Tucson
Thanks for the "heads up". I was out all day yesterday and quite a few posts got behind me.
These shots are fabulous.
And to think that some folks think the desert doesn't have much to see. What I find equally fascinating in these photos is the rock formations. I'm always in "awe" when I see rock formations that show strata, color and natural upheavals. Imagine the energy involved.
Wow, Mike! What a gorgeous cat! Your photos are spectacular as well. I love the one where he's looking at you. Have you ever heard them scream?? It's bone chilling. Thanks for the email!
Terry,
They sure are!
Linda,
I have heard that while hiking in the Coronado National Forest. Bone-chilling is an apt description!
Lenn,
Thanks for saying so! I appreciate color and shades of color so much more since moving to the desert ten years ago. Early morning and late evening paint the landscape with an unbelievable palette.
Mike in Tucson
These cats are beautiful animals. There's something about all that strength and beauty combined that is really fascinating. Now I hope you used a really long-range zoom to get those shots =/ And yes, this should be in the Things to Do/Places to Visit group. I see it's in now. Did you put it back, or did it magically reappear? I know AR has been making a LOT of changes. Do you think it could have been a system change screwup?
Lisa,
I included this post initially, but then I was reading your guidelines and wondered if it met them. It was never taken out by a moderator. Thanks for coming by to comment!
Mike in Tucson
What beautiful photos - cougar or mountain lion either way these are majestic cats - they are so agile and so strong - we have cougars and bob cats -
Thesa,
They certainly are! Thanks for coming by to comment.
Mike in Tucson
Mike, I was wondering how you got such close up pictures. That is quite the natural habitat. I love kitties but I don't think I would want one in my back yard.
Mike - The Arizona Sonoran Desert Zoo sounds like our kind of place! We have "cougars" in our neck of the woods, much smaller than the beauties you have displayed so wonderfully for us here. Hope you have/had a wonderful visit with your family.
Those are spectacular photos of a mountain lion(s). We have them here in Utah, but not in St. George where I'm located.
Hi Mike; Beautiful photos! We have them on the Monterey Peninsula sometimes too. We had one hanging out in a neighborhood at one point. You can imagine that disclosure!
WOW!! I absolutely love photos of animals. These are spectacular!!! ~GBU~
Mike-
Great images and a great post! Thanks for sharing! I am marking this for a "Feature" on Things to do/Places to visit group! Keep up the good work.
Happy Holidays!!!
Mike, That is one majestic looking cat. Fantastic photos. Thanks for sharing.
Bob,
You're welcome. Thanks for coming by to comment.
Bryant,
Thanks for the Feature! I appreciate your group here in the Rain.
Elizabeth,
God bless you too! I know He has.
Eileen,
They can be a problem in the wild. (And the "not so wild.")
Erika,
Both photos are of the same lion.
Karen,
We had a great time. Thanks for commenting.
Marchel,
It's the magic of a 10X zoom.
Fran,
Thanks for the encouragement!
Mike in Tucson
Mike - beauiful photographs. I could not imagine seeing one in your backyard, that would get your attention for sure!
Sharon,
It certainly did in our case. Thanks for commenting, and especially for the kind words about the photos.
Mike in Tucson
Mike, your pictures are spectacular!
We have three Bob Cats living in back of our community. It seems that the coyote population has moved away ever since the Bob Cats were spotted a few weeks back.