A Gift

One morning while watching the deer,my eyes wandered to the edge of the bush, and wow, what an amazing sight! A lynx was lying down quietly observing the scene. When the deer were startled and started to move away,the lynx sat up and became a bit wary, but not before I was able to capture him with my camera! This is a rare sighting, one I was blessed to enjoy also a few days earlier when a mother lynx and three kittens crossed the road in front of me. I captured that on film as well, however I was still trying to drive the van and photograph at the same time, so they are not the greatest pictures. My neighbors tell me it is not very often that the lynx comes around, and when they do they usually stay out of sight of people. I'm hoping they make another appearance this winter! One day I will get a camera with a better zoom range, so I can stay out of sight too, as the minute I stepped out onto our deck to get a better picture,the deer scattered and he melted silently back into the forest.