Sunday, March 22, 2015

Four-legged fan of Rio Grande Valley birding center


What is that?

We had been greeted by rabbits, a cacophony of birds and maybe a roadrunner at the entrance to Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park.

We were ready to be amazed by more wildlife when we approached the first bridge. Looking down a side road we spotted the creature.

A chupacabra?

Actually it looked like a cat.

We saw a ranger down the trail and asked him about the cat. He said he didn't know of any domestic cats in the park and maybe it was a jaguarundi. How exciting!

But would an elusive jaguarundi sit in the open to watch us?

When I enlarged the photo later, it became clear.

This wasn't a jaguarundi. Just a fat house cat that had found a paradise at the birding center.


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