Backyard bobcat

Published 12:00 pm Monday, October 3, 2011

A bobcat paid a visit to the Tom Sweetser residence Sept. 30, hunting a rabbit (that managed to escape). The feline hung out at the family’s bird bath for another 15 minutes for before wandering off. The family lives in the Forest Ridge II development in Bellevue. TOM SWEETSER photo

A bobcat takes a rest in a birdbath after failing to catch a rabbit.