Bobcat sighted by bicycle riders as it perched on saguaro

www.azfamily.com ^ | Jun 18, 2018 | Hayley Brand

[donna]

BUCKEYE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) -

A bobcat climbed to new heights Monday morning, as it was spotted perched on top of a large saguaro along a hiking trail in Buckeye.

Two bikers saw the cat while biking along the Verrado Lost Creek Trail around 8 a.m. Monday.

[donna]

[originalbuckeye]

Not at all unusual. Bobcats are EVERYWHERE in Arizona.

[PAR35]

I’d be more concerned about meeting up with whatever chased it up there than I would about the bobcat.

[2111USMC]

He’s having an identity crisis. He thinks he’s a hawk!

[donna]

That’s what I wondered. What was after him?

[21twelve]

Reminds me of the Snoopy cartoon where he would be up on his dog house, hunched over and peering down like a vulture.

[Dusty Road]

“”I’d be more concerned about meeting up with whatever chased it up there than I would about the bobcat.””

My money would be on Javalina’s.

[hoosiermama]

Gives new meaning to cat stuck in tree !

[Slyfox]

My dad used to carry a golf club when he rode his bike.

A bike can be used as a shield when encountering dogs and such. You do have to get off of it though.

[2111USMC]

Yes! Your description is even better yet!

[rfp1234]

Here's another one from 2013.

[rfp1234]

[Calvin Locke]

What was that thing in “Tremors”?

[Boomer]

It’s not as unusual as people think. Bobcat’s can climb up and down the saguaro cactus when other animals like Mountain Lion’s can’t.

https://www.iizcat.com/post/4007/Bobcat-found-resting-on-top-of-giant-cactus-how-in-the-world-did-he-get-up-there-

[donna]

Javalina - those things are crazy.

[donna]

Big cat. Looks well fed.

[donna]

I can't imagine how he keeps from getting cactus between his toes.

[Moonman62]

Reminds me of the Snoopy cartoon where he would be up on his dog house, hunched over and peering down like a vulture.

...

I had a beagle who would do that pose. We called it vulture culture.

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Seriously. Had one in my backyard last week.