HomeSuffield early morning surprise
I put my Siamese cat out at about 5:30 am today. About 15 minutes later I heard what sounded like a catfight from near our breezeway. I ran over and looked out the window and right there on the concrete walkway was my cat, growling and caterwauling. About 4 feet away was a cat roughly the size of our Doberman. No tufts on the ears, no tufts on the tail and there was a longer tail than on bobcats I have seen. I think it may have been a juvenile...still seemed to have faint dappling on its coat. The coat was tawny in color and the cat looked pretty raggedy in general. It just stood there looking at my Siamese and I was afraid to interrupt their encounter (thought one or the other would make a move that might prove fatal to my cat). I hit the garage door opener from inside the garage and scared the cat off. Our dog was out back and went ballistic as the cat ran by his run. The lady next door said she spotted the cat last week. I notified the Suffield Police but don't know if they reported it to any animal authority. Will keep a close eye out when I am in my yard, especially at night!
July 23rd, 2011 - 11:53
There are some similarities to the sighting I reported in 2002. The one I saw had faint spots around the legs, particularly around the hind quarters. I compared the size to an adult female boxer that I knew, which was 70 pounds. Actually, the fur was also similar to the boxer’s in color and lengrh. I later learned that mountain lions are born with spots that fade over time. The one I saw did not look raggedy at all, though. It looked very healthy, lean and muscular, and had perfect fur.
Was the tail you saw very long and cylindrical, and did it have a black tip?
July 26th, 2011 - 20:01
y to work in Farmington,CT. about 4 years ago just in front of me a bobcat was hit by a car and killed……..he was later said to be a nearly 55 lb male bobcat but i do not know what came of it.
July 26th, 2011 - 23:00
Bobcats frequently visit the property where I work in Farmington. You can see a video here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCAfeVjD_OE
I took quite a few photos of a bear on the same wall on Friday. I was outside and it got quite close to me. Someone had put bird seed there, and it wasn’t going to allow me to interfere. I can send pictures if anyone is interested.
I encountered a mountain lion on Birdseye Road in Farmington 8 years ago when driving home from work. It also allowed me to get quite close when I got out of my car. Unfortunately, or fortunately, I didn’t have a camera at the time.