Kat's Mountain Lion Photos (Trail Camera Photography)

Still waiting on a daytime mountain lion in the spot with ocean view. A few weeks ago the big male with the ripped ear took a nap right on the lookout spot, at night. Last night a different mountain lion took a nap in the same spot. There are about 300 pictures of that, but here is a selection.
After that, a couple of pictures from today and then another post with some screen shots of videos I got. The quality of video with the new Reconyx XR6 is incredible, with sound in stereo…

I paused some of my videos to get screen shots so that quality is not the greatest.
Today I got videos of two different cats, one with an injury on the shoulder that has had it limp for about six months now.

This one was pretty cool when the cougar turned around like that..

This one stopped to scratch right in front of the camera and the sound was really good

Woke up from a nap and walked all dopey :)

Here I had left the camera less than twenty minutes before going in that same direction. The cat walked quite stealthily and carefully :-0

The injured cat. The video shows the gait/ injury quite well

Young one from this morning. Not injured.

It sat and cleaned itself…

This injured one is looking for the young one. They have been visiting the same spots and leaving scents..

https://vimeo.com/125352430

Excellent. Keep up the good work.

Or, was that a catty remark?

–B.G.–

The musculature of the front legs is very impressive.

Thanks for putting this up.

Wonder what's for dinner?

Thanks.
This is the young one too…the big male is much stockier,legs too.
Here are a couple more videos

https://vimeo.com/121749502

https://vimeo.com/121742986

https://vimeo.com/121742198

Keeps getting better!

Thank you Kat.

Kat, I think it would be great if you could get out there and personally hold the microphone.

–B.G.–

Fantastic, Kat!

Thanks everyone.
For those interested in the equipment, this is the new Reconyx XR 6, which is their first to do video. On Vimeo the video was compressed and lost some quality. It records in HD and the sound is in stereo. Unfortunately while Reconyx cameras are the fastest and don't miss a thing, this camera is slower to detect and trigger. Takes it 3 to 5 seconds, which is forever. Lots of missed events.

The first two are screenshots from the stalking video I links to a few days ago

And this female came by the day after the territorial male left a scrape a few feet past the camera. Flehmen response here

gorgeous! I hope hope hope you get kitten shots a few months down the line.

"WOW!!!" Is all that I can say!
I've seen plenty of tracks on nearby trails, heard them growl over who gets to eat, even seen a couple of the local mountain lions as they cross the trail, but your videos are amazing.
Thanks so much for sharing the vimeo links!!!

P.S. Those California Quail are the creepiest animals that I have ever seen. Yikes.

Kat, since your trained mountain lions are so great, can you train them to give you a "high five?" Of course, cat's paws being like they are, I'm not sure if they have five.

–B.G.–

Let me add my "Wow!" to the crowd. What breath-taking animals; so beautifully captured. You're the Kat-ional Geographic Channel!

SO much better than the rattlesnake I almost stepped on today on my morning run. [shudder]

Thanks everyone.
Here are a couple more .

These behind shots are my most frequent captures.

Collared and tracked

Young female

Good luck Bambi

Bambi is not long for this world….

In our neck of the woods bobcats alone take 1/3 of the fawns.

That last one I uploaded a few minutes ago of the limping mountain lion was from last night. I was there 20 minutes earlier, alone….does that count as HTFU?

https://vimeo.com/user32429576

Very cool stuff. Your own personal zoo.

"That last one I uploaded a few minutes ago of the limping mountain lion was from last night. I was there 20 minutes earlier, alone….does that count as HTFU?"

Sure, for the mountain lion. He was the one limping….

Checked a few cameras. Lots of activity. Have not checked all of them yet.

Different cat

Something knocked that camera upside down

Lots more coming :)

Beautiful, Kat!!! Can't wait to see the rest. Is the last one a mama fox and kit?

Thanks! It is a fox kit. I even got the nicest little video of it, but sad news I am afraid. The first 15 seconds of the video are as cute as can be then the mom and kit go behind the camera and it really sounds like something got the little guy. Brutal out there.