Bobcat (Lynx rufus) I wanted to see her tail, to confirm that she wasnt just some buff neighborhood tabby cat, so I circled to the other side of the intervening tree, which made her even more intensely curious. But I still couldn’t see her characteristic bobbed tail, so I advanced a couple steps towards her, and she turned and disappeared, revealing her stubby tail, maybe eight inches long, black at the tip, then white, and then banded. I noted too how big her feet were, conducive for year-round hunting on our durable snowpack. I felt honored by her interest.
