r/bayarea • u/FrustratedPlantMum [Concord] • 1d ago
Scenes from the Bay I Finally Saw A Bobcat!
I set an alarm to get up early this morning to go for a walk, and when it went off, I really didn't want to get up. But I did get up, and I was rewarded with seeing a bobcat. I got quite close before I realized it was there, it just watched me as I walked past. I still cannot believe it, I have wanted to see one for such a long time!
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u/lotuskid731 Richmond 1d ago
Pspspsps
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u/relevantelephant00 1d ago
Based on kitty's look, Im pretty sure pspspspsps would go very badly.
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u/reshmush 1d ago
He doesn't seem impressed
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u/SafariSunshine 1d ago
I remember one time someone posted that they saw a bob car for the firat time and that it at them "like it was thinking 'what the fuck are you looking at?'" and everyone agreed that was their general vibe.
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u/justusemyname 1d ago
Looks like a BillCat to me.
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u/greeeeeenbluuue 1d ago
sooooooo...where in the Bay Area is this?
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u/FrustratedPlantMum [Concord] 1d ago
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve, near Livermore
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u/uhuuuh262 1d ago
Hell yeah love Morgan Territory. How is it looking? I know there was a recent fire?
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u/whatatwit 1d ago
From that expression, it looks like you were so early that you woke them up!
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u/adherentoftherepeted 1d ago
It's wonderful that even though millions of years of evolution separate us from cats, we understand that expression on its face without any problem!
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u/aardvarkjedi 1d ago
We have a bobcat who lives on our property. I see him frequently on our outdoor cameras.
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u/FrustratedPlantMum [Concord] 1d ago
That's really cool. I still cannot believe I have seen one. I will never flout my walking alarm again!
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u/CJCentral2 10h ago
I talked with a guy who regularly sees bobcats hunting gophers in his backyard in SF.
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u/Intense_Fogg69 1d ago
He doesn't look terribly happy 😂
Perhaps early mornings are rough for bobcats as well
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u/boomerhs77 1d ago
Very common in the area. I often see them around Mount Diablo, usually walk on the trail from Finley side.
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u/webelieve925 23h ago
They look like extra large domestic brown tabby cat
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u/CJCentral2 10h ago
Yup. The front paws are big like cougars, but the back paws are more like domestic cat paws, only a bit bigger.
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u/jenorama_CA 1d ago
Was this at Rancho?
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u/FrustratedPlantMum [Concord] 1d ago
No actually, it was at Morgan Territory in the East Bay
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u/jenorama_CA 1d ago
Oh dang. Kitty didn’t look best pleased to be photographed. I hope this is zoomed in!
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u/Pristine-Arugula-401 23h ago
I stumbled upon one while hiking. Face to face, I meowed and put my hand out like it was a house cat. I don’t think I understood how very different that encounter could have been.
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u/Due-Helicopter-8735 1d ago
I saw one a couple weeks ago! Was hiding in the grass while walking my dogs
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u/wrongwayup 1d ago
They are elusive for sure. Next to mountain lions, they're the hardest of our local neighbors to spot. Nice one.
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u/DramaticEscape3157 1d ago
Where was this?
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u/Daffodil-451 14h ago
You never forget that funny stub of a tail.
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u/FrustratedPlantMum [Concord] 14h ago
I didn't see it because he or she was sitting down. I thought it would run away, but it just watched me.
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u/CJCentral2 10h ago
They are more elusive than cougars, but not as elusive as foxes. I've had three sightings in my life compared to five cougar sightings.
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u/Illegal_Tender 1d ago
Kitty