My backyard faces onto an open space preserve run by the city and county of San Diego.
Beautiful vista, nature, hiking trails, and critters...all sorts from deer, hawks, snakes, spiders, rabbits, other birds, coyote.
But today was a first for my backyard - a bobcat. Yes, they live in the canyon, yes, I have seen one in the canyon, but not on my fence.
Was sitting in the kitchen overlooking the back yard and the birds just *bolted* - thought it was another hawk, but then I notice movement at my gate. Then a moment later a bobcat jumps up to the top of the fence.
It walked the fence line to the front, jumped down, and crossed the street to the neighbors driveway.
The crows put up a din and circled the bobcat, but it vanished in the neighbor's bushes.
I called Animal Control to report it, but they said that we border the Preserve and wild critters will roam where they will and unless it was acting 'aggressive' there was nothing they could/needed to do.
Since it has been so hot and dry, I'm thinking it was looking for water.
What critters have you seen lately around your house??