I almost BECAME lunch
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I almost BECAME lunch
I was out around sunset taking some pictures [http://flickr.com/photos/jefford_e/s...7604305803688/ ]in my neighborhood, when I looked over my shoulder and saw this:
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefford_e/2372554397/" title="080329_McDMtnCntr_075 by Jefford_E, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2004/2372554397_b661b7c8e4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="080329_McDMtnCntr_075" /></a>
Naturally, I was in Av mode at f5.6 135mm, ISO100, so the shot came out looking more like the chupacabre than the juvenile mountain cat that it was, but it was amazing to see! Yes I stupidly followed it for a short time, no I didn't think to switch to a better shooting setup, so the other shots were worse than this one.... I fail.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jefford_e/2372554397/" title="080329_McDMtnCntr_075 by Jefford_E, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2004/2372554397_b661b7c8e4.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="080329_McDMtnCntr_075" /></a>
Naturally, I was in Av mode at f5.6 135mm, ISO100, so the shot came out looking more like the chupacabre than the juvenile mountain cat that it was, but it was amazing to see! Yes I stupidly followed it for a short time, no I didn't think to switch to a better shooting setup, so the other shots were worse than this one.... I fail.
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Originally Posted by sho_nuff1997
ah yes, the deadly bobcat.
Alright, so I got a bit scared for nothing. What was really amazing was how absolutely SILENT the thing was. NO noise whatsoever, walking on the parking lot or the desert area near by that I followed it to.
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she was almost lunch too, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23862221/
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Originally Posted by imasquirrel
c'mon, didn't your dad ever tell you that a little pussy never hurt anyone?
That pussy bites and had rabies. Not even for Miz.....
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Originally Posted by mg7726
she was almost lunch too, http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23862221/
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dang.. glad Im in Miami. 
I guess... 
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,1048724.story
I guess... http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,1048724.story
A 'very big cat' is on the loose in North Chicago, authorities say
Susan Kuczka | Tribune staff reporter
6:39 PM CDT, March 29, 2008
Police in North Chicago are on the lookout for what Mayor Leon Rockingham described Saturday as a "very big cat" that authorities believe could be a wild cougar.
Authorities on Friday made a plaster cast of what appeared to be a large paw print, adding credence to a spate of reports that a wildcat was on the prowl.
"Being a cat, it could be on the ground or up in a tree, or anywhere," the mayor said.
City officials tried to get the word out to residents that they should be careful when visiting forested areas, where the cat might be on the prowl for food.
"My main concern is safety, especially with this being spring break and having a lot of kids outdoors," Rockingham said.
The first sighting of the more than 2-foot-tall cat was reported Thursday by a resident who said she spotted it near 15th Street and Lewis Avenue.
"We know it's large just by the footprint it made," Rockingham said.
Officials with the Lake County Forest Preserve District discovered the paw prints Friday while searching several wooded areas near town, he said. Later in the day, a police officer reported seeing the feline near a youth center.
"We need to make sure people are keeping an eye out for it," Rockingham said. "We don't want anyone to get hurt."
Susan Kuczka | Tribune staff reporter
6:39 PM CDT, March 29, 2008
Police in North Chicago are on the lookout for what Mayor Leon Rockingham described Saturday as a "very big cat" that authorities believe could be a wild cougar.
Authorities on Friday made a plaster cast of what appeared to be a large paw print, adding credence to a spate of reports that a wildcat was on the prowl.
"Being a cat, it could be on the ground or up in a tree, or anywhere," the mayor said.
City officials tried to get the word out to residents that they should be careful when visiting forested areas, where the cat might be on the prowl for food.
"My main concern is safety, especially with this being spring break and having a lot of kids outdoors," Rockingham said.
The first sighting of the more than 2-foot-tall cat was reported Thursday by a resident who said she spotted it near 15th Street and Lewis Avenue.
"We know it's large just by the footprint it made," Rockingham said.
Officials with the Lake County Forest Preserve District discovered the paw prints Friday while searching several wooded areas near town, he said. Later in the day, a police officer reported seeing the feline near a youth center.
"We need to make sure people are keeping an eye out for it," Rockingham said. "We don't want anyone to get hurt."
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