Two Bobcats Seen in a Burlington Backyard

Photo Credit: Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife

A local resident spotted a bobcat in the backyard a couple times recently, according to WCVB.com.

Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife posted a photo, and wrote, ““It’s not every day you capture TWO bobcats in a photo!”

One of the bobcats is actually an animal, and the other is a piece of construction equipment. The resident did not identify exactly what neighborhood the bobcat was spotted.

The only wild cat now found in Massachusetts, the bobcat (Lynx rufus) is a medium sized feline approximately twice the size of a domestic house cat, according to the Mass Wildlife.

“The bobcat can be easily identified by its short, “bobbed” tail (3.5-7.5 inches), prominent face ruff, and slightly tufted ears. The coat of short, dense fur can vary in color from a yellowish to reddish brown with distinct or faint black spots along its flanks and white under parts that are also spotted with black. In summer, their fur tends to be shorter and more reddish in color becoming longer and much paler in the winter although there can be much variation in color among individual animals.” -- Mass Wildlife