Baby Bobcats

We have our fair share of Bobcats at Green Cay but recently we have had a little mini-explosion.  Our resident female has had FOUR babies!  It's been a treat to watch the little ones eat and play.  Of course with the score of photographers around these photos don't do the little ones justice but I had to share with you the cute little fluff balls. 

They Bobcat family was first spotted two weeks ago at the "alligator hole" where one of our female alligators had a huge nest this summer.  For the whole day and into the next one, the family entertained our visitors while they kittens feasted on American Coot.  The photo above shows one of the babies picking the coot up and dragging it around.  The following photo shows you one of the kittens eating.

Next time you're out at Green Cay for a visit don't forget to check all the understory for this great little family.  The mother is pretty protective so it's best to keep a distance.  I hope that the hordes of people visiting don't scare them away to more inaccesibile areas of the park.  Here's one last digibinned shot of a little Bobcat baby tail. 

CL Digibinning Louisiana Waterthrush

This early Fall migrant showed up at Green Cay last week.  It's always a pleasure to see a Louisiana Waterthrush and this one I was able to video with the new CL Swarovski binoculars.  I thought they performed pretty well.  For those not familiar, digibinning or digiscoping is when you put a camera up to the lens of a binocular or scope and take a photo or video.  It's a great way to document events and provides a nice up-close view if you don't happen to have an expensive camera.  I'm still working out the new binoculars so I'm sure my technique will improve as the CLs and I become better acquainted. With the small size of the binoculars it was very easy to hold them in one hand and hold the digital camera in the other.  This was a vast improvement from my clunky old bins that were a little awkward to hold with one hand.