My nephew captured these tracks out near the ice fishing lake . He wanted to know which it was - Cougar or Timber Wolf . Both are active in the area but it turns out they are the tracks of the illusive Canadian Lynx .
Usually all that is seen of this animal are it's tracks in the snow -still fresh - because he was just standing there watching you before you came by and noticed his traces.
And like a wolf or a cougar , the lynx has moved far enough for you not to notice him . Yet close enough to continue watching you.
Last Friday afternoon , on our way into Mattawa ,we had to step on the brakes . A Lynx very casually came off the snowbank at the side of the highway and crossed the road in front of our car .
We were excited to see this cat at all. It is a rare thing , indeed . With no more than a glance at us from the corner of his eye , he climbed the other snowbank and disappeared into the bush.
Of course , I had no camera or video to prove it . But , I could bring you back and show you the footprints in the snow.
That would be an amazing sighting. I've ever seen anything like that, except maybe a few of the feral cats in my town.
ReplyDeleteWell , I was excited. Even the teenager was impressed. That was his first sighting. A lynx is a large cat , about the height of a german shepherd with long legs and furry feet. I was impressed as it has been years since I have seen one.
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