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Bobcat finds backyard squirrels appetizing

A bobcat holds a squirrel it caught in the backyard of JD Hammerly of Newcastle, Wash. (JD Hammerly)
A bobcat holds a squirrel it caught in the backyard of JD Hammerly of Newcastle, Wash. (JD Hammerly)

WILDLIFE WATCHING -- A Newcastle, Wash., man got a rare daylight view of a bobcat and her kitten in action this week -- through his kitchen window.

J.D. Hammerly was able to snap photos of the bobcat squirrel hunting spree in his backyard.

Newcastle is in Western Washington bettween Issaquah and Mercer Island.



Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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