Driving south on Torrey road today, south of Bordines Nursery, mainly farmland with a few houses along the road. Saw a cat like critter cross the road (west to east), about 20-25 pounds, thick upward curved tail, brownish (almost a kind of patterned coat). It looked the size of a small dog but looked like a cat. Too large for a typical house cat.
Only saw it for maybe 3-4 seconds. What specifically struck me was the tail, the size, and the cadence of its gait (like it was on a trot). Could this have been a bobcat? If not, what else might it have been. I've seen fox before and this was not a fox. I'm pretty sure it was not a dog type animal. I looked up photos of bobcats and it looked like those, however I thought the tail was slightly longer than what I'm seeing in the photos, and had a upward curve to it - and thick (meaning it dropped then curved back up but not above the base). (However at 40-50mph and 75-100yds away, these old eyes might have missed something).
Thanks.
Only saw it for maybe 3-4 seconds. What specifically struck me was the tail, the size, and the cadence of its gait (like it was on a trot). Could this have been a bobcat? If not, what else might it have been. I've seen fox before and this was not a fox. I'm pretty sure it was not a dog type animal. I looked up photos of bobcats and it looked like those, however I thought the tail was slightly longer than what I'm seeing in the photos, and had a upward curve to it - and thick (meaning it dropped then curved back up but not above the base). (However at 40-50mph and 75-100yds away, these old eyes might have missed something).
Thanks.