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This image of a Lynx was captured about 40 km south of Whitehorse,
Yukon. A nocturnal species of the boreal forest, they are rarely
seen. Unfortunately this year, their main food, the Snowshoe Hare is
at the bottom of an 8-10 year cycle and scarce. The Lynx are hungry
and forced to move constantly in search of a meal. Talk about an
'attitude problem', this one looked at me as if to size me up for a
meal as he passed. He was on a frozen lake trying to cross when he saw
a group of skiers and dogs on the other side, forcing him to turn
around and come back right past me. I was in the forest on the lake
shore, having just recovered from falling in a deep snow drift over my
excitement at possibly photographing a Lynx.
Lynx have a silver-grey coat in winter that is highly prized by trappers. In summer their coat is more orangy-brown. Note the short tail, the beard, ear-tufts, wide hairy paws that act as snow-shoes and the long rear legs that aid in pouncing on their prey. The longer tufts on the ears and tail colouration help differentiate the Lynx from their southern cousins, the Bobcat.
Billy Lindblom, yukikokubo, skozix, and 239 other people added this photo to their favorites.
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Mergulho na contemplação 17 months ago | reply
Silêncio e contemplação!
SunStones* 8 months ago | reply
nature surely creates a perfect animal for its environment! Stunning capture!
thank you for visiting my photostream!
WhiteEye2 8 months ago | reply
Wow! That is an amazing shot!
desertdude11 7 months ago | reply
that's amazing,never knew they looked like that especially the back legs.
oh-deer-moi 6 months ago | reply
That's impressive!! Woah
BRANKASELLE 5 months ago | reply
stupenda immagine di maestoso animale
Tobias Kohler 4 months ago | reply
Congratulations for getting this published in the Winter 2013 addition of Western Canadian Game Warden magazine, Page 39.
Photography Through Tania's Eyes 3 months ago | reply
Wow, I must say I'm jealous! Outstanding capture Keith!
LBooker (Lorraine) Voting in Array 3 months ago | reply
he's magnificant...he's out in the open which really makes him pop
* I only ever saw one once ...riding my bike he was about to cross the road..I just rode by as we stared at one another (no more than 10 ft between us) ..I was quite intimidated
ngmeloche 3 months ago | reply
Beautiful capture, no wonder it was such a success!
TexCalMiPhotog 3 months ago | reply
This is awesome! He was sizing you up. I would have fallen over myself too! What a treasure to both see one and photograph him. He does look like a furry bobcat. I ran into a bobcat when I was out hiking once and didn't get a shot--the cat and I were both too startled.
gerdavs 3 months ago | reply
What a magnificent animal! I have only recently seen my very first caracal (also called desert lynx) in the wild when we visited the Kgalagadi Transfrontier park. It was such a special sighting.
Lao An (PhotonMix) 3 months ago | reply
Excellent shot of this amazing creature - it looks truly ferocious, wouldn´t want to get into a fight with this one!
Peggy Collins 3 months ago | reply
Wow, what a shot! I've seen bobcats a couple of times and they're actually a lot more different in comparison. I'm surprised at the lynx's long legs and by how huge their paws are. That must've been a remarkable experience for you and you did a great job, especially after falling into a snow drift!
coyrooster 3 months ago | reply
Ten thousand eight hundred eighty views and counting. Now that certainly says something about the staying power of this picture.
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Chris Davidson Photography 3 months ago | reply
Awesome image Keith!
Really great to see an image of this caliber from a wild Lynx!!
SeabrookeLeckie.com 3 months ago | reply
Hi there! Just wanted to let you know I used this great photo on the Peterson Field Guides Facebook page today (with attribution). Thanks for making it available through Creative Commons!
www.facebook.com/pages/Peterson-Field-Guides/109873205706858
Joel C. The Old Texan [deleted] 3 months ago | reply
A dream shot realized.
TibouchinaFilomena 2 months ago | reply
Formidable looking cat. The feet seem huge in relation to the rest of it's body!
PinDigi 2 months ago | reply
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