Two summers ago we found a scrawny pitiful kitten on our back deck. It looked half dead. I soon realized that it was a baby bobcat. I put cat food and water out for it and it ate like it was starving before going back into the woods. Later it returned and ate the feral cats food. This continued and we began watching for it. It developed a schedule coming early in the morning and just at dark at night. So I bought raw chicken at the store and fed it twice a day. It would often play with the cats in the back yard. We never tried to make a pet of it I fed it all that summer and through the long cold winter. By spring it was fully grown healthy big and beautiful. It began to come less and less and eventually stopped completely. I hope it went off to find a mate and live a long happy life. We loved helping it

@M.C.Blackwell

11 күн бұрын

You did a great thing!❤

@user-qt3ty9ji2o

11 күн бұрын

@@M.C.Blackwell thank you

@spacecat3198

11 күн бұрын

Seems like you and your cats did a good job.

@Travis_22

9 күн бұрын

Awesome 🙂

@arthurbrumagem3844

9 күн бұрын

Missing any feral cats ?

God bless U for allowing her to give birth in a safe environment in your yard compared with some idiots who would try and hurt her while she is in the middle of labor.........We humans build in their territory rather than the other way around. We need to be kind and fair to wild animals.

Watching her leap up onto that fence with a kitten in her mouth… wow. Power and grace.

@trudygreer2491

5 күн бұрын

*and* stay balanced atop the fence, for a few moments!

Thank you for being so hospitable and letting them stay a while in your backyard! You are an exemplary human being!

Thank you for sharing. It was a beautiful experience.

That effortless jump over the fence!!

Can we just appreciate for a moment that that beautiful girl gave birth and shortly after jumped a fence while holding her babies?! 😮😊

Look at those muscles! What good mama!

Had the babies in the SAFEST place she could find and then moved them when they were a little older... GOOD MOM.

Thankyou heaps from my heart and soul for helping her . Not many people would. Your one in a million❤❤❤❤

@JorgeLuisMeraz-gb4qi

14 сағат бұрын

😊😊😊😊

Bless you for loving Nature's animals, and bless mama Bobcat and her kittens

Thank you for not disturbing her and the babies 💙 You have restored some faith in humanity ❣️

Beautiful!! You're an example of an awesome human being, and I wish everyone was that in touch with nature and considerate!

She is a determined mom and a better parent than a lot of humans I know. My fellow earthling you are beautiful ! I wish you well my sister !

She feels safe in your yard and that’s wonderful

She is a good mother and you sir, are a wonderful neighbor for allowing her to give birth and nurse her young until she felt safe enough to move them! Thank you kind sir!

Wow. She's beautiful. How amazing to have such a wonderful creature in your yard. It must have felt like a blessing she chose you.😊

@gena174

11 күн бұрын

Yes, it felt like a blessing.

@nikiTricoteuse

10 күн бұрын

@@gena174 😊

You are a good human being for sharing your yard.

You should feel special that she chose your yard.

I wish more people would just observe like you did, it was lovely to share in your special time, bless you! ;-)

She made this jump to come in when she was pregnant with 5 kittens in her belly ! Brave Mamma !

@rajnikantsharma

5 сағат бұрын

More like a miracle of nature. Mind blowing how bodies of female animals are designed.

That is so sweet and I hope they come back to see you all.

That’s quite a ride for those babies

Thank you for sharing your home with these beautiful creatures!

It's built-in to move them, the birth produces blood and excess bodily tissues that are hard to entirely clean up, so after a certain point predators can hone in. Ground-nesting birds will also do that, to get away from the smell of the eggshells and fluids decomposing. In my observation.

She looks very healthy and well fed. She must know how to make a good living in suburbia! Best wishes to her, her kittens and to you.

@eduardosolis6383

11 күн бұрын

She must’ve been hunting rats, raccoons, squirrels, and birds that feed on the garbage and scraps of leftovers that humans throw away. And she probably hunts lizards and small snakes that hide in the garages, backyards and gardens.

You got to see something very special and rare for a fleeting while. You gave her quiet and space and respect. Who knows? Maybe she'll come back for a future litter!

Thank you for taking such good care of her and her family. You saved her and kept her wild, incredible! You are good people🙏🏻😌

It is truly amazing how wild creatures survive in civilization.

@aliannarodriguez1581

9 күн бұрын

Read “Bringing Nature Home” for how to help. At this point, the suburbs are the final refuge for a great deal of wildlife and our choices will determine whether they survive or starve. Spoiler, native plants, native plants, native plants!

What a blessing to witness that.

This is so awesome. I hope they're doing well after she moved them.

Jumping up on to that fence super impressive.

I love how peaceful it is at your place. Perfect place to read a good book with the birds singing in the background. The bobcat mom chose the perfect place with nice people. Thank you for your kindness.

Beautiful.....❤❤

This is incredible! Im so glad you welcome the family in your yard❤

I hope she and her babies are protected and stay safe, happy, and healthy. Bless the animals ❤

The more we build in their territory the more we see this. Thank you for respecting that it's just as much their home as it is ours. Plus they'll keep the rodents away!!

What an honor! It's the equivalent of being chosen by a shelter cat.

Bobcats move their babies location many times during the first few months, it's to stay safe, they need to be one step ahead all the time. So thankful she had your home and I hope she can continue to find safe havens.

she must have felt safer in your yard.

Very nice yard, she felt safe❤

i am glad she is back in nature.

You’re The Chosen 🎉❤

She might have felt safer giving birth in your yard, rather than out in the hills where coyotes could attack her. 😇✌

@sharonirons9828

11 күн бұрын

Thats my thought exactly.

@gena174

11 күн бұрын

Totally. And we have coyotes around. She was testing the place for one week before she gave birth. She saw us and we saw her.

@maxdaly8185

11 күн бұрын

@@gena174 I could tell she knew you were filming her when she walked across the patio. She’ll probably come back. Every year we have the same wrens nest on the shelves in our garage, above the freezer, so their nest is eye level. Talk about trust😅

@aliannarodriguez1581

9 күн бұрын

Still, the more you can stay out of her sight when she’s present, the lower her stress hormones will be. She is taking a calculated risk and is likely very much on edge about it.

How awesome you got to film this. Thanks for sharing 😅

God they are magnificent creatures. The way she jumps the fence. brilliant

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing this with us :-)

Thank you for sharing and being such a good person. I wish you the best ✨️

Bless mommy and babies. Be safe

Thank you for sharing this with us mister 😊

I like how the bird quickly decided “I’m outta here” as soon as it spotted the bobcat

@Owlshadow.

8 күн бұрын

They follow the bobcat for any leftover food . But nice try

Lucky you to experience that! Hope momma and babies are safe and doing well.

I hugged a bobcat once. They are so soft yet so firm with muscle. It got a bit excited and started eating my hair so its owner told it to back off and it did.. lol which I was happy for. I will always remember that experience.. But they are not pets.

@catwoman2596

11 күн бұрын

Eating your hair? Okay then

@saphireblue3563

5 күн бұрын

If you could hug her she was tame. She could easily be a pet.

@Spiritdove64

5 күн бұрын

@@saphireblue3563 It was her pet she bottle raised it but it still would get overboard if you did not watch out and play to rough

Smart cat with a really good taste too I’ll love to live in that house too ❤

My goodness of all the places. I feel her pain.

@merryhunt9153

7 күн бұрын

Maybe she picked a yard because there are no coyotes there.

@Ravroid

4 күн бұрын

as a bobcat i can totally relate to this too

Ah. She really appreciates Feng Shui in your backyard

I love this cat and kittens!

Oh my goodness this is an amazing share! Thank you sooo much.

I can’t believe she jumped to the fence top with a baby in her mouth! Pretty rose bed! I hope you see them as they grow.

How wonderful to see!

You’re lucky ❤

🥹😻😇🥰 *Strength and courage, love & luck Mum, kittens & good, kind folks shooting video. Wishing you a life of years free from tears!* 🤞🍀

Awesome

Nice you left her alone to care for her babies.

Ale piękne , zaopiekuj się nimi .

thank you for sharing this!

Super sweet and very smart kitty

So cool 😊

Nice yard

@rsamom

6 күн бұрын

Nice house too. He deserves it as he is good to animals❤

I didn't know that Bobcats were that big.

This is AMAZING! 💖👏🏽👏🏽

Lovely animals give them little food and water, so quite animals and kind person who lives there

@gena174

9 күн бұрын

I tried, but she would not touch it. I will try to assemble a separate video with all the explanations.

@averycheesypotato

5 күн бұрын

@@Cheere better not to feed them. She needs to stay wild and teach her cubs the same, else risk trouble with hunters, trappers, people who are cruel or just too ignorant to do right by them

no natural habitat left for the animals

Coexist. Simply beautiful. ❤

This was special to watch and your voice is so soothing.

@rsamom

6 күн бұрын

Yes make some more videos ❤

now you make sure they are safe let her and them be and every now and then Pt a full chicken out for her to make sure she can feed them and you be a Good Bobcat Papa

My heart breaks for all these poor animals. They are being displaced by humans.

@pamelah6431

6 күн бұрын

No, they're not. We're allowed to live on this planet, too, and there is a ton of room.

@MiraCassandre

6 күн бұрын

​@@pamelah6431not ton of rooms no. We are way too many.

@BusArch42

6 күн бұрын

@@MiraCassandrenot for long. Have you seen the birth rates?

@Ravroid

4 күн бұрын

damn cats need to stay off ma lawn

Awww❤

Winning the lotery 😍

Should make her a shelter

Not your yard anymore.. 😅😊❤

@gena174

4 күн бұрын

😅

She probably moved them from your yard to somebody else's yard.

She needs to find food that's why she's leaving.

She needs a little shelter out there to put her baby's in. She's worried while animals are going to get her babies and there's no shelter back there. She needs something. It's too bad you can't go back there. Cause you'd probably get attacked. Oh, this is a bad situation. Humans overtaking the wildlife's land this is what happens.

@gena174

10 күн бұрын

She seems like experienced mother. I think that they will be OK.

I do hope you fed the mom...

@mjrussell414

11 күн бұрын

I’m not sure if one should interfere that way with nature. Ideally, you don’t want to attract wild creatures to stay too close to humans. It endangers them.

@arquivoyager2010

11 күн бұрын

You are right ! After humans settled in their environment there is almost nothing left for them. I feed several wild animals in the urban area of a big city, its their only way to survive. this bobcat mom looks undernourished....

@daisyblooms4813

11 күн бұрын

I know it's tempting to want to take care of her but she's a wild animal. Unless she or the babies are hurt (in which case you can call the Humane Society or similar organization), it's better to leave them be. I appreciate your kindness toward animals, though

@daisyblooms4813

11 күн бұрын

@@mjrussell414 Yes. Us AND them. Good advice.

@arquivoyager2010

11 күн бұрын

@@daisyblooms4813 its not about interfering, its about feeding so they can survive, as trash bags are not a healthy food source. I feed opossums, monkeys and lots of birds, but they are free and my house pets do not interfere .

So sad! They are losing their habitat so they are forced to encroach into people's homes😥😥😥

@ldydanielle

16 сағат бұрын

You didn't see all that expansive uninhabited land past his gate?

You don't see that everyday!

I’ll take them when they’re ready!!! 😻😻😻

' how many bobkittens with momcat

@gena174

10 күн бұрын

5

@sumar207

10 күн бұрын

Bobkittens! I love that word.

@bestamerica

10 күн бұрын

@@gena174 hi G... ' thank... wish family home take care of bobkittens with momcat awhile... momcat is a very wild animal

@bestamerica

10 күн бұрын

@@sumar207 hi S... ' thank S... bobkittens are baby bobcats... momcat is a wild female cat... bobcat is a wild male cat

❤

Let's hope nobody is trying to raise chickens or small dogs in the area.😢

@gena174

11 күн бұрын

Well, we actually have a little dog. More than that, she is blind - she would walk straight into their den, if we let her out. She did not understand, why is she was not allowed to go out of the house.

@kenyonbissett3512

11 күн бұрын

Responsible chicken owners and small pet owners make reasonable choices to protect their animals from ground and aerial predators.

Smart Cat. She decided she would leave what looks like a gated prison, for the freedom of the wild (hopefully).

Don’t get too close to them.

Cat Distribution System Error

wow.. I'm guessing she felt threatened after you found her spot

@gena174

15 күн бұрын

Not quite, she knew that we found her spot from day 1 (see video day 1). I think that she left because it became too hot (we are having a heat waive), and the spot did not have much shade around noon time.

@LadyBatman

13 күн бұрын

I would be scared if you had pets that come outside.

@qmnnvrdyz8965

11 күн бұрын

I doubt that she ever intended to stay there permanently. She gave birth somewhere she felt safe, and now she's going to raise them somewhere that's safe, in their natural environment.

@kenyonbissett3512

11 күн бұрын

Wild cats versus house cats frequently move their dens for many safety reasons.

@shawnaford5540

11 күн бұрын

@@kenyonbissett3512House cats like a choice of dens and will move them.

Thank you for this coverage. Is she gone? You could get her a plastic pool! Everybody's going to boss you around now-- sorry.

@gena174

7 күн бұрын

Yes, she is gone... at least for now.

@alias19

4 күн бұрын

@@gena174 When are you going to setup the wireless cameras for next season? 😀 Well done, and thanks for the peek into the wildlife in your yard.

@gena174

4 күн бұрын

@@alias19 Could be a good idea. Who knows what is going on in the yard. I don't see most of this.

You must be in Catalina Arizona or something? Saddle Brook area?

@gena174

10 күн бұрын

Beaumont, CA

@suzystone244

9 күн бұрын

Bobcat population is big there❤

How big is a bob cat 🐈 in relation to an ordinary household cat?

@codo7

8 күн бұрын

They are definitely bigger, there have been several vids KZread that show...as large as a beagle or maybe larger

@patreddy1610

8 күн бұрын

Thank you for your reply. I have never seen a bob cat in real life, unfortunately, and doubt very much if I will be in a position to do so in the future. ​@@codo7

@patreddy1610

8 күн бұрын

​@@codo7That reply is addressed to you. Thank you.

@patreddy1610

8 күн бұрын

@@codo7 Sorry 😐 but my first reply was deleted. Thank you for the info. Sadly, I have never seen a bob cat in real life and unfortunately am not going to be able to do so in the future.

@gena174

8 күн бұрын

I would say 3-4 times bigger than a cat, around 25 pounds.

We are taking everything from vital native wildlife. Please consider creating space that provides food, water, and of course shelter. Please do not use toxic artificial lawn.

@gena174

7 күн бұрын

I tried, but she would not accept it. I will try to post a video with all the explanations in few days.

What size was she? As in how large? Curious. Thanks 🙏

@sharong8511

11 күн бұрын

Adult female bobcats generally weigh between 15-30 pounds so they are roughly twice to three times the size of the average house cat. This one appears to be on the lower end of the weight spectrum so probably 15-20 pounds when not pregnant.

@gena174

11 күн бұрын

Our little dog (ShihTzu) is 14 pounds. This bobcat seemed like twice bigger. So, I would say she was at least 20 pounds, more like 25.

@heisrisen7961

11 күн бұрын

@@gena174 thank you! I live in Idaho and years ago there was a guy that was along the payette lake in McCall who had a pet bobcat. It would be out front of his place and people would drive by slow to get a glimpse and some would stop and see if they could try to take a photo or pet it. It was hilarious because he would take with him in his truck places and it would just ride around in the seat next to him like a pet dog. My kids would go wild when they were little and we saw it! 😂🤣. Thanks for sharing this part of your life with us.

@Little-Larry777

11 күн бұрын

She's a medium.