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Female Bobcat was attracted to red squirrels at our bird feeders. Also found our raw beef suet and was looking up at it. Photos are taken through two window panes on a dark overcast day. Switching to suet cakes so as not to attract and habituate this bobcat. She ignored readily accessible suet cakes and was only interested in the raw suet and red squirrels.

This Bobcat returned after a three day absence. Stalking red squirrels and checking out the bird feeders but showing no interest in the suet cakes or sunflower seeds. This is the Eastern Bobcat sub-species based on the most recent sub-species classification (2017) by the cat working group. Historically there were 13 sub-species and now only two with the Mexican sub-species still under review. The other North American sub-species is L. r. fasciatus, found west of the Great Plains. The lumpers call it a bobcat and the splitters give it the sub-species moniker. Both are correct.