Kinda photo that really jumps out at ya, and tickles our fear-of-the-monster-in-the-night genes.
And, one that also screams for a caption contest.
To me, this lion's posture is saying the same thing as that darling spotted skunk's:
"Don't make me use this..!"
The photo also really shows the power of white-flashing, auto-focusing and auto-adjusting homebrews. Checkity-check this tight crop - you can count kitty's whiskers:
And those ear notches and nose scars - badass.
Btw - don't you go thinking that cougars are indifferent to cam traps - this puma stopped for several shoulder shots as it sniffed and rubbed the camera. Here's one:
Maybe memorizing my scent for a future hunt? Hmmm... :)
8 critter photos and 176 false triggers. And those 8 gave us bobcat, polecat and wowcat.
Lucky set, and 3 very cool cats.
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References:
- The Nature of a Man (this blog) - Cool Cat #2 - The Polecat
- The Nature of a Man (this blog) - 3 Cool Cats
- The Nature of a Man (this blog) - posts on cam trapping in the Tehachapis
Absolutely super portrait of a puma. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteThose are awesome! And he is a badass! Chicks dig scars...
ReplyDeleteSome excelent photos (as always)!! Al three "cats" were great.
ReplyDeleteShots like that can really make ones day (week).
Cat #3 is awesome. What a great picture! I like the polcat shot too. All in all your trip pic posts and blog are great.
ReplyDeleteAs texwisgirl said: "badass"!!
ReplyDeleteHuge "Wow Factor" on the entire set! Couldn't have gotten a better shot of Ol' Tattered Ear if you had set him up in a portrait studio! An A-1 quality trap, for sure!
ReplyDeleteIncredible!!! I don't know if you could have asked for a better shot.
ReplyDeleteThanks for including the crop close up. Truly a beautiful picture, really amazing shot. I just can't stop looking at it!
ReplyDeleteWow! Awesome, awesome shot.
ReplyDeleteNice pictures and wonderful, enjoyable writing.
ReplyDeleteHeart POUNDING! WOW. Yes, primal genes sending signals that roughly translate to "OHMYGODIMGONNADIEIDONTWANNADIEGETMEOUTOFHERENOW!!!"
ReplyDeleteI was totally thinking YESTERDAY about learning who owns land nearby 'cause I REALLY want to put up a camera 'cause it's a narrow creek canyon, crossed by a one-lane bridge, and that's always where we see the most amazing wildlife sightings. So, now I'm going to have to review your site to learn your clearly amazing tricks to get it to work so well. SO impressed.
What's to say? We got lucky and pulled down an incredible photo of a truly character cat. Hopefully we'll see more of him/her!
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