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Bobcat Caches: Fascinating and Occasionally Grisly

March 25, 2022 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

bobcat courtesy Wikimedia user Bill W Ca On a cold November 2020 day, my daughter Lucy and I detected a strange floral scent in our woods. I challenged her to find its source, and promised a reward of chocolate cake.

After some sniffing, she led the way several feet upslope, stopping at a rotting log which bridged the air between two boulders. [Read more…] about Bobcat Caches: Fascinating and Occasionally Grisly

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: Bobcats, nature, small mammals, Wildlife

Look for Wildlife Tracks in Winter

January 22, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ruffed grouse tracks by Sandy Van VrankenNow is a great time to search for winter tracks or other animal signs visible in the snow. It can be fun to be a detective and figure out what animals have been walking through your yard or across a trail. [Read more…] about Look for Wildlife Tracks in Winter

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: black bears, Bobcats, coyotes, DEC, fox, nature, small mammals, whitetail deer, Wildlife, winter

Poetry: The Bobcat

October 23, 2021 by George Cassidy Payne Leave a Comment

The Bobcat

Without pride, senses controlled,
born or to be born, we met as hilarious strangers,
each wanting something impossible.

I wanted all beings like you to be happy.
You wanted no being to deceive another.

For a brief moment, we were sincere.
Both of us, protected against the spirits of the dead,
on a darkened street, on the outskirts of the city,

waiting to cross over

Read More Poems From the New York Almanack HERE.

Filed Under: Arts Tagged With: art, Bobcats, Poetry

Bobcat Dispersal: When The Kittens Leave Home

February 20, 2021 by Guest Contributor 3 Comments

TOS_BobcatThere comes a time in every mammal mother’s life when her young leave. For some, this comes in a matter of weeks, for others it might be years. As I follow bobcat tracks through snow on a mid-winter day, dispersal is on my mind. My 18-year-old son is preparing to fledge, and I ponder this transition as I track the cat through a tangle of wetland shrubs. Is this lone cat one of the kittens I watched play not far from here last summer? Is it, like my son, on its way to new horizons, to set down its mark, and fill its belly with the meat of the world? [Read more…] about Bobcat Dispersal: When The Kittens Leave Home

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Bobcats, nature, Wildlife, winter

Animal Tails: The Tales They Tell

April 25, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

opossum by adelaide tyrolAnyone who has shared a home with a dog or a cat has learned something about the silent language of tails. Wild and domesticated animals may use tails for everything from communication to courtship, balance to locomotion, and defense to swatting flies.

Tails can range from short to long and be furry, feathered, or naked. [Read more…] about Animal Tails: The Tales They Tell

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Bobcats, nature, Opossums, small mammals, Wildlife

Missing Lynx Return to New England

April 10, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

lynx by adelaide tyrolIn the northern forest, a big gray cat crouches silently in a dense thicket of fir along a snowshoe hare run. Its pointed ears, topped with long tufts of black hair, twitch as it listens intently. The cat’s face is framed by a fur ruff and its yellow-green eyes are alert for movement. Suddenly, the lynx pounces, killing its prey with one quick bite to the neck. As it pads away with the hare, the lynx’s broad furry paws act like snowshoes, supporting it in the deep snow. Its short tail is tipped with black. [Read more…] about Missing Lynx Return to New England

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Bobcats, lynx, nature, Wildlife

A Century Ago: New York’s War on Animals

April 13, 2015 by Lawrence P. Gooley 3 Comments

Vermin01 BlackList1919Beware! Pictured here are your adversaries – the official enemies of the state. Don’t be distracted by the pretty colors, lovely feathers, or furry critters. These are vermin, and citizens are urged to kill them at every opportunity.

The poster, by the way, represents only the top nine targets from a group of notorious killers, presented here alphabetically: bobcat, Cooper’s hawk, crow, English sparrow, goshawk, gray fox, great gray owl, great horned owl, house rat, “hunting” house cat, lynx, porcupine, red fox, red squirrel, sharp-shinned hawk, snowy owl, starling, weasel, and woodchuck. Kingfishers and a number of snakes were later added, and osprey were fair game as well. [Read more…] about A Century Ago: New York’s War on Animals

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, birding, birds, Bobcats, Environmental History, ospreys, raptors

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