North Carolina Bobcat in our back yard Photo Gallery by Tom McDonald (MrQuietGuy) at pbase.com

North Carolina Bobcat in our back yard

It was about 7:30 pm on Saturday, June 14, 2003 when Norma called me to the window. Lo and behold! There was a bobcat eyeing our bird feeder. I got my camera and shot off a few pictures. No, these aren't zoo pictures, They were taken of our back yard through our window.

He sat there posing for a long time	Just waiting to have his picture taken	I see you ...	That was boring
That rock looks like a better vantage point	I'll just wait here for a birdie to come by	Now who is that taking my picture?	Overall view of the area without zoom. The bobcat is there on the rock behind the bird feeder.

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Middy		14-Jan-2012 04:36
We have one that constantly runs through our yard at night. Clayton, NC area near 42. Nice swampy area nearby with tons of deer. He runs away when we come out of the house to walk the dog, and it constantly triggering my motion light without a care in the world.

brandyr		24-Nov-2011 13:50
saw a bobcat wed in my backyard. we have some ferrel cats in the woods behind our house and have for years. thought that was what it was at first until i got closer and saw it better. it slowly crept into the woods out of sight... i live in reidsville just off hwy 158.midway area watch for him...... brandybrandy

Guest		21-Nov-2011 01:22
There was a bobcat walking up the road in front of our house last week. We are on Davy Mountain near Hayesville, NC.

Madeline Boley		24-Oct-2011 20:50
The Bobcat, ah such a beautiful animal I have noticed over my one encounter with a Bobcat that they like to sunbathe particularly while resting. But I don't know much concidering I am only 12.

crystal hendrix		12-Oct-2011 18:50
Just saw a bobcatat my job.. Thought it was a large cat but it was too big.. Looked up pics of bobcats and indeed that what it was.. I'm in the charlotte area by the way.

Hoot		02-Oct-2011 16:07
Saw a dark shaded bob cat this morning near Audobon Park, just off HWY 55

JERRY		10-Apr-2011 02:18
I see bobcats occasionally on my Fedex route in rural Montgomery county, have seen six there in three years. One was a large male that could have been 35 pounds or more!

Ann		09-Apr-2011 01:49
I just saw a big animal come through my wooded back yard about 8:30 pm. I thought it was a dog like a labrador, but it was a very short-tailed cat, too big to be a housecat. It was darker than your photos, but I think it was a bobcat. I'm in Brevard, South of Asheville, in a wooded subdivision. Thanks for your photo essay.

Guest		10-Feb-2011 14:52
I just saw one today in the woods in Durham NC

Paula		06-Dec-2010 13:11
On Saturday around noon on Dec. 4, 2010, we were driving south on Duck Road through Southern Shores when we saw what was thought a big fox running across the road. When we got closer and realized this critter didn't have a tail but had beautiful markings like the cat in the top pics, I was pretty sure it was a bobcat. Absolutely gorgeous! So glad I got to see this beautiful creature even if for a fleeting moment! Thank you for sharing your beautiful pics with everyone!

Renee		15-Oct-2010 13:08
Gorgeous pics...I envy yu that you got to see such a beautiful animal! My neighbor had a bobcat on his back porch just last week in Tucker Creek NC

Rochelle Johnson		16-Sep-2010 19:52
hey I'm in Jamestown/High Point NC and just saw one in our backyard yesterday afternoon. At first I thought it was a dog but when it got up and I got closer I saw it very clearly. Oddly we are in a closely developed neighborhood but there are near by wooded ares still left near the busy Wendover and Hwy 68 area but the development is is disrupting the wildlife around here.

Guest		12-Aug-2010 12:19
I live on the Intracoastal Waterway and we've had a family or two of bobcats in the area for several years now, with appearances from time to time. This morning when friends and I took our walk, we saw one in the road ahead of us. When he saw us he walked to a nearby field and crouched down, watching us, then headed for the brush. His coloring was similar to the pictures here, but he had a leaner body, probably one of the younger ones....a beautiful sight.

Jay		06-Aug-2010 16:49
I have a bob cat in my fromt yard, and a bear on my back yard

Robin D. Jackson		22-Jan-2010 23:28
1/22/2010....there was a small one on the road to Wanchese yesterday. It had been hit by a car and was dead. Very small, but pretty

Jager's owner		20-Jan-2010 19:11
I live in Southern Shores too...off of E. Dogwood withplenty of woods in our backyard. Last night heard a sound I had never heard before (like racoons fighting)as my dog was doing his last nightly visit outside...around 9pm. After talking to another neighbor, found out the noise wasn't racoons fighting but rather a Bobcat. Guess my dog will have to hold it from about dusk to dawn now as I am afraid to let him run. Pretty animal though!

Meredydd		05-Dec-2009 22:14
We are in the Asheville area and saw a bobcat run across the road today, right in front of us and up a bank. Such a strong, wild creature. I immediately said to my 17 year old son who was with me, "Welcome back to Alaska" because we were there last summer and had a lynx walk past us in Denali. Thanks for the photos.

zoe		05-Dec-2009 03:23
hi im from boston but i moved to florida for the heat and my friend told me about ur website and i couldnt resist but anywayi love the bobcat pictures lol have fun taking them

lexis		05-Dec-2009 03:14
did you ever see one in person are they mean

guest		03-Dec-2009 22:32
Thank you for your pics. Now I know this is what I saw at my grandmother's house in Warrenton,NC at 9:00 at night.I live in New Jersey. In all the years that my family have gone back to my grandmother's house, we have never seen anything like this. It was a little scary.

Margo		29-Nov-2009 20:34
I saw one last night at 3 in the mornin taking my puppy out to pee .It's huge about 20 lbs. and has alot of black on it. I live in Murphy N.C.and now I'm scared to go out in the middle of the night.

Guest		03-Sep-2009 23:20
i like bobcats...i think my grandmother may have a cat that is part bobcat, because it is HUGE. anyway was looking up info for a project at school and saw these. awesome pictures. i wish i could have seen it LOL :D

Donna		19-Jul-2009 22:12
Thanks for the pictures. I saw one twice last week near our cabin. (Murphy, NC) I have many question, do they go after small dogs? We have 3 dogs that are outside alot. Donna

DUDE		28-Apr-2009 18:57
I HAVE SEEN A BOBCAT BEFORE ! IT WAS AT MY MOUNTAIN HOUSE

guest		16-Apr-2009 21:33
do you like bocats !ido!

char		16-Apr-2009 21:30
i loved the pic. so awsome!thanks!

Guest		08-Apr-2009 13:30
theas pictures are asome

Guest		27-Mar-2009 16:09
Those are great photo's.. It has been said that a Bobcat was caught in Charlotte the other night. It entered a Bar and Grill, or some kind of restaurant.. The cat was rabid. No one was hurt. 3/27/09.

sharon leith		20-Jan-2009 00:11
We have awakened to a wounded animal sound in the middle of the night several times in the city of Franklin NC!!! The dogs went crazy and now this all makes sense!! We have bird feeders and rabbits that I haven't seen lately I might add. This is surely our animal. Thanks for the info, sharon

Guest		28-Dec-2008 16:20
I live in Southern Shores NC on the Outer Banks. One was in my backyard this morning at day break. I've never heard of them being here before.

Gretchen Braswell		28-Sep-2008 14:19
This web site is very informative for my husband and I. Our drain spout and duct from the drain spout into the yard and onto a drain made of concreat were attacked by some animal and we can only think it was a bob cat after another animal. The black plastic drain was torn right out of the ground and ripped into pieces. Our yard is a mess. The foot prints and site of the hole were not those of a dog doing this damage. We live in the city of High Point NC

Jennifer		03-Jul-2008 03:34
I found your page after looking for evidence that I was not nuts! While driving thru my hendersonville towns back road I swear I seen a bob cat and babys! I was hoping to find evidence of this. Please let me know where you are in hendersonville maybe its the same one!

Guest		30-Jun-2008 02:52
Hello... What part of North Carolina are you located? Ilive in the Southwestern part (Franklin) and we have one in our community, just inside the city limits, in a fairly populous community, neara shopping center and interstae highway. It's been here about two weeks and tonight (June 29) had a loud commotion outside our home. Never found any indications of damage, but was loud and strange sounding.

Julia Heinlein		08-May-2008 12:05
Very good photography.

Guest		04-May-2008 05:31
hi , beautiful/ nice experience...saw a coyote in daytime near trees been cut down...near our home in NC recently and tonight saw what I believe to be a bobcat leap about two feet off the ground and into the woods ..he probably had just crossed the road to the other side and headed into the woods..we live about 10 mins. outside of Troy NC. Not sure where your location is in N.C.

Johnnie Anderson		01-May-2008 13:23
I got an eery feeling when I saw these pics. It's a beautiful cat but, aren't they dangerous?

pat trotter		17-Nov-2007 23:29
tom, i live in fayetteville,nc and sad to say i have found two of these awesome animals hit on the road by my house almost in the exact spot. one was two years ago and the other was today. i found your sight looking for pictures. i feel bad that such a cool cat here in my neck of the woods is gone. treasure yours everyday. pat

Guest		10-Oct-2007 22:56
I live in Hendersonville, NC and just spotted one in my yard late yesterday afternoon. Does anyone know what their range is and if they stay in one general area or roam great distances. Would love to see it again.

Guest		07-Jun-2007 00:33
Tom, We just saw one in our garden after dinner. Your pictures helped identify it. There is a real sense of awe when one is approached by this cat, it's almost unbelievable. Mollie

Lisa McDonald		20-Mar-2007 12:54
Gorgeous cat! You are so fortunate to have gotten more than a glimpse of a feline ghost. We have one on our ranch that I'd love to get some pictures of. He's heavily spotted, almost like an ocelot. He makes his morning rounds and sprays the post of the mailbox every morning. Difficult light conditions, but I'm going to try!

mitch		30-Aug-2006 22:42
did anyone notice that the right ear is partially torn off? great pics! I saw one cross the road once, early in the morning,didn't get a good look though, he was in silloette.

Guest		10-Jun-2005 03:53
Awesome...have only seen one from afar. I see the tracks in the snow, but they are very shy and elusive. You are very lucky.

sean		09-Jul-2003 21:43
here kitty kitty...i am sad that you resisted the urge to hand feed it....but then again you have spent my inheritance didn't you ;*) nice one pop S

Rachel		27-Jun-2003 23:46
WOW, those pictures are great, glad it was your back yard and not mine. Rachel www.pbase.com/rach1966

Guest		25-Jun-2003 13:24
Thank you for shooting this magnificent creature with your camera, and nothing else. I enjoyed all of your photos and forwarded your site to several friends. Thanks again, Lynn Masterson Antelope Valley, California

Sheila Smart		25-Jun-2003 02:33
That was a gorgeous moggy! And I thought we had interesting wildlife in our garden here in Sydney. This beautiful feline would make short work of our brushtail possums. Cheers Sheila

Amanda		24-Jun-2003 17:30
That is a gorgeous animal. The pics were awesome. Thanks for sharing them.

roberta		23-Jun-2003 03:45
Tom, I really enjoyed your bobcat photos! What a rare opportunity. Thanks for sharing pics of a beautiful animal in a natural setting. Roberta <><

Guest		15-Jun-2003 11:53
really really cool pics. he was a nice looking cat.thanks for the pics. and happy fathers day tom. hope your weather will be nice.

Guest		15-Jun-2003 11:53
really really cool pics. he was a nice looking cat.thanks for the pics. and happy fathers day tom. hope your weather will be nice.

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