Big Cat?-- no bird sightings

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Posted by Ken Schneider on 12:43:14 12/29/08

This morning while walking in the West Miramar ESA near our home I encountered this predator. At first I thought it to be a coyote, as I have found what looks like coyote scat in the area. However, when it moved into the brush it had the heavy appearance of a cat, and the photo shows leg markings that suggest it may be a Florida Panther. This area of recovering Everglades is SW of the intersection of Miramar Parkway and the 198th Avenue canal. Also saw two cottonmouths and two alligators, and also photographed a Northern Waterthrush.

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• Ken, what was its tail like - short or long? - Marci 10:43:07 12/30/08 (1)
  • Re: Ken, what was its tail like - short or long? - Ken Schneider 20:41:07 12/30/08 (0)
• Bobcat - Jeff Weber 16:27:04 12/29/08 (0)
• Re: Big Cat?-- no bird sightings - Ken Schneider 13:30:43 12/29/08 (1)
  • Re: Big Cat?-- no bird sightings - Paul-the-other 14:36:43 12/29/08 (0)
• Re: Big Cat?-- no bird sightings - Andrew Macfarlane 13:01:24 12/29/08 (0)
• Re: Big Cat?-- no bird sightings - Stephen Paez 12:54:33 12/29/08 (0)

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