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Bobcat Checking Road Before Kitten Crosses
It sure seems like this Bobcat is checking to see if the road is safe for her kitten to cross. She stands on the road for a couple of minutes before going back into the brush and coming back out with the kitten.
How I Got The Photo:
This took place at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. I was driving the auto tour road when I spotted the Bobcat. I parked and got out of my pickup, using the door to hide behind and to support my camera and lens.
Gear Used:
- Camera: Canon EOS R5
- Lens: Canon EF 800 mm f/11
Technical:
- Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
- Date and Time Taken: August 13, 2021 (7:33 A.M.)
- Exposure Mode: Manual
- Aperture: f11 (Fixed)
- Shutter speed: 1/800
- ISO: 5000 (Auto)
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continues Auto Focus
- Exposure Compensation: 0
- Focal Length: 800 mm
A Bobcat Taking A Break
This Bobcat was hunting the edge of a field at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma. After a while it took a brief break.
I photographed this Bobcat on the west side of an area called Tuff Pond. The field is on the north side of the auto tour road. My camera and lens were resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.
Gear:
- Camera: Canon EOS 1D Mark III
- Lens: Canon EF 500 mm f/4L IS
Technical:
- Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
- Date & Time Taken: March 21, 2009 (10:45 A.M.)
- Aperture: f4
- Shutter speed: 1/2000 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 200
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: 0
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
- Focal Length: 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4
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A Bobcat I Spotted While Walking
I was walking at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma when I spotted a Bobcat coming out of a soybean field. This was around 7:30 in the morning (August 26, 2018). I have seen a Bobcat and a Coyote in this area twice. I was walking one of the dirt roads that you can’t drive on but you can walk. It saw me as soon as it stepped out of the soybean field. It stood and watched me for several minutes and I got several photos.
I read that Bobcat activities are well-defined territories, which vary in size depending on the sex and the distribution of prey. They mark the home range with feces, urine scent, and by clawing prominent trees in the area. I have seen lots of these signs in this area and thought I may get lucky and see one.
I was hand-holding my camera when I photographed this Bobcat.
Gear Used:
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- Lens: Canon EF100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Technical:
- Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
- Date & Time Taken: August 26, 2018 (07:44:53 A.M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f5.6
- Shutter speed: 1/1600 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: [Read More…]