Pics from the last 3 weeks on the preserve.
Javelina momma and twins
Red Tail Hawk
Western Screech Owl
Coue (cow) White Tail deer
Hawk with rodent meal
Mittens
Our son Shaun is visiting from Albuquerque, and the three of us saw the mountain lion Friday evening at 5:20 pm.
We were sitting outside the motor home, and the lion was on the wood line about 200 - 250 yards away. It was out past the preserve well pump, near a little game trail that leads to cement footings across the creek.
Sandy saw the movement, then we looked with binoculars and verified it was the mountain lion. Dan walked out about half way across the open field and fired one shot into the ground as a noise maker as the cat was sitting looking our way The cat laid down but did not retreat.
Shaun walked out with the binoculars so Dan could better see what the lion was doing, and the lion sat back up. Dan closed a little more distance towards the cat and it started moving into the wood line out of sight. Dan put one more round into the ground as a noise maker as the cat was leaving. Dan was never closer than about 50-75 yards with open field and good visibility.
AZ Fish and Game documents advise "hazing" the cat with noise and aggressive behaviors to teach the cat to keep more distance. Fish and Game documents detail lion behaviors, and this cat is not considered a direct threat at this point in time according to their guidelines.
Dan has now seen this lion 4 times, Sandy 3 times, and our son once. And no, Mittens cannot move into the motor home - we have enough house cats as is.
Javelina momma and twins
Red Tail Hawk
Western Screech Owl
Coue (cow) White Tail deer
Hawk with rodent meal
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Arizona Alligator Lizard
Squirrel gathering acorns
Gambel Quail
Mittens
Our son Shaun is visiting from Albuquerque, and the three of us saw the mountain lion Friday evening at 5:20 pm.
We were sitting outside the motor home, and the lion was on the wood line about 200 - 250 yards away. It was out past the preserve well pump, near a little game trail that leads to cement footings across the creek.
Sandy saw the movement, then we looked with binoculars and verified it was the mountain lion. Dan walked out about half way across the open field and fired one shot into the ground as a noise maker as the cat was sitting looking our way The cat laid down but did not retreat.
Shaun walked out with the binoculars so Dan could better see what the lion was doing, and the lion sat back up. Dan closed a little more distance towards the cat and it started moving into the wood line out of sight. Dan put one more round into the ground as a noise maker as the cat was leaving. Dan was never closer than about 50-75 yards with open field and good visibility.
AZ Fish and Game documents advise "hazing" the cat with noise and aggressive behaviors to teach the cat to keep more distance. Fish and Game documents detail lion behaviors, and this cat is not considered a direct threat at this point in time according to their guidelines.
Dan has now seen this lion 4 times, Sandy 3 times, and our son once. And no, Mittens cannot move into the motor home - we have enough house cats as is.
You make sure your house cats don't decide they want to go visit their cousin Mittens. That picture of the red tail hawk is just wonderful.
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