An update on our report a few weeks ago of our first view of a bobcat [let alone successfully preying on a gray squirrel]... The bobcat has continued to be an occasional visitor [and probably many more visits unobserved]. He came last Tuesday around 6pm and again this morning at 9am. He takes the same path, including 'hiding' under our deck--near a line of birdfeeders. This morning he tried to sneak up on a gray squirrel under the feeder line. I watched as the squirrel moved around, frequently placing its back toward Bob. Bob made a quick foray toward it, but the squirrel ran for some bushes. Bob stayed in full view without moving for several minutes. Much to my surprise, after about a two-minute wait the same squirrel came back to eat. At a near-fatal distance away, he saw Bob and hastily retreated [staying away this time]. Bob retreated under the deck when I put a red laser beam on the ground in front of him. I think Bob is still hungry, but then ..the route under the deck is a favorite path for chipmunks. Ann and Hal Lyme NH **************************************************************** To post messages, send e-mail to: [log in to unmask] Set your e-mail application to PLAIN TEXT ONLY to post messages. To contact the list owner: [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------- Web based archives and subscription management are available at: http://listserv.dartmouth.edu/Archives/uv-birders.html ****************************************************************