Many of my friends know of the, WHAT WAS THAT, moment of my day today. It started around 4:15 a.m….the sounds were odd…really odd. They were coming from the bottom of the gentle hillside leading away from our goat enclosure. Penni, our great dane, was the first to hear and react. The hackles along her spine were raised, creating a dark, rust colored line extending from her shoulders to the base of her tail. I crawled out of bed, sat, and listened for more. WHAT WAS THAT??!!
By this time all the dogs on the properties around us were sounding the alarm, yet the noise continued. Hard to explain, the was a hollow, somewhat high pitched cry….not quite a howl, not quite a scream.
http://www.freesoundeffects.com/sounds1/animal/BigCats/bobcat.aif
The most concerning was the long, low grumble of deep, throated growl. Ok…it was clear…it was definitely something of the carnivore persuasion.
http://www.partnersinrhyme.com/soundfx/animals/animals_sounds/BigCats_sounds/lion_bob-cat2_wav.shtml
As soon as I could, I googled sounds, and most of the day, though that it must have been a cougar, aka mountain lion. However, I found the bobcat sounds this afternoon, and truly believe it was a bobcat.
Picture from http://coyotes-wolves-cougars.blogspot.com/2013/04/does-it-make-sense-for-ny-dept-of.html
Yeah kind of spooky. We’ve yet to go exploring to find what we might find, but I’ll keep you posted. And, yes, these guys and gals…
…were all locked up tightly for the night….although, they did seem a bit trepidatious stepping out into the big, bold world this morning…they seem to be fine this afternoon.
Okay….I’ll keep you posted!! I definitely need more of these…..
Penni, the Great Dane
….running about the place!!
Thanks for visiting the forest today….definitely a day in the forest!! Stay safe out there!!
Your friend from Oregon,
Tami
Build Me a Dream 
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That is one freaky sound! Sounds like a monster. Geez that must have been scary to wake up to that!
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Hi Kei Jager!! YES!! Very freaky!! I was kind of afraid to let the goats out of their barn for the day, but hoped for the best. Everybody made it through the day / night okay….today we’ll go exploring with the dog to see what she sniffs out!
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