I was walking along a well traveled trail next to a partially frozen creek and spotted a bobcat crossing the trail into the brush next to the stream. In 50 years of living here, this is the first bobcat I have ever seen during the day. I've seen them at nite on rare occasions but this is the first one that was photographical. Though they appear to be losing their fear of man they are still pretty rare around here.

I quietly followed along the trail for about 10 minutes but it was hard to get a decent shot becuz the bobcat blends into the brush so well. It was moving along the creek bed towards an opening in the brush and I moved to that spot. A man came by and saw me kneeling with my camera and he pulled out his phone and began shoot some pix. I knelt on the edge of the trail and was waiting for the bobcat to reach the break in the brush.

Just as the cat was no longer hidden by the brush I heard the guy whisper to someone to please stop for a minute so this guy can get a picture. I heard a loud female snarl, which I can't repeat here, and some woman moved directly between me and the bobcat just as I shot the picture. I thought I had the pic so I did not admonish her elitist, inconsiderate, rudeness, in fact I never even saw her as I kept shooting. As you can see from the pic I am posting, it probably would have been a great shot after cropping. Look behind the front of her arm, cat is partially visible there.

I was eventually able to get some better shots and I am including a few, so, all in all, I was happy to get the shots I did and I know about where she is living now.