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Posted by E.J. Peiker on Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:19 pm

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by john on Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:26 pm
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Nice pussycat! I like the background showing the cats home turf and how it is intent on something just out of the frame.
 

by Dennis Olivero on Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:34 pm
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Excellent EJ. I really like the background rocks, the raised foot and the "ready to pounce" look.. Well done!
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by Cliff Beittel on Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:37 pm
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Nice one. Are its eyes blue, or is it the angle and overcast light?
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by Cindy Marple on Fri Nov 19, 2004 8:45 pm
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One of those blue-eyed kitties again, on the prowl! I like the implied action of the image and the setting is so nice for him.
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by E.J. Peiker on Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:09 pm
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Cliff, Cougar's have blue eyes.
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by Cliff Beittel on Fri Nov 19, 2004 9:32 pm
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E.J., thought you had a rarity. The photo in the Audubon Field Guide to N.A. Mammals (an old edition, 1980) shows pale yellow.
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by Dennis Olivero on Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:04 am
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The adults have yellowish green eyes, the babies have blue eyes. I think this is an adult which should have more light green to yellow then blue eyes..Really dont know when they change colors... FWIW
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by E.J. Peiker on Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:26 am
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All of the ones I've seen have had bluish eyes - interesting info, perhaps they get them in middle age :)
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by AForns on Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:00 am
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Beautiful kittie Great pose and setting !!!

.... btw an adult cat would have grayish brown to golden yes 8) Juveniles are lighter in color tending to favor blue 8)
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by Karen S on Sat Nov 20, 2004 11:01 am
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Awesome Cougar EJ....The surrounding rocks are fabulous. Great image as usual :D
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by NDCheryl on Sat Nov 20, 2004 12:14 pm
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From what I have seen, the eyes change around the end of the first year, as the spots are fading. Most adult have pale green eyes. I have seen a few that still have a pale bluish cast but most tend more to green. This cat is over 2 years old.

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by dfrench200 on Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:43 pm
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Beautiful shot EJ... I love the setting.
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by judylynn on Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:58 pm
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Oh I love this. Cougars are such beautiful creatures and you have done a wonderful job in capturing it's beauty. I hope I'll have the privelege of seeing one someday. Congratulations on a wonderful capture.
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by Gary on Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:05 am
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Mr. Peiker, your photography amazes me! Wow. You just wander around and a cougar appears, click! Beautifully exposed and composed. Sigh :cry:
 

by E.J. Peiker on Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:28 am
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Gary wrote:Mr. Peiker, your photography amazes me! Wow. You just wander around and a cougar appears, click! Beautifully exposed and composed.
:lol: I wish - this is a model temporarily released in this area for the purpose of photography - the little (c) indicates that as per the site's guidelines.
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Excellent shot E.J.!! 8) 8) 8) 8) :)
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by Gary on Sun Nov 21, 2004 12:06 pm
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Thankyou for explaining the (c) E.J.; that does help to explain the availability of the subject material. My apologies for not reading the guidelines thoroughly. I live in nw Alberta where these critters live in fairly large numbers I am told, and there are occassionally human and pet "encounters". However, most folks, including myself can not testify to ever seeing one in a lifetime. Great photo!
 

by Cliff Beittel on Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:35 pm
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Gary wrote:. . . most folks, including myself can not testify to ever seeing one in a lifetime. . . .
I spent 120 days on a South Texas ranch in 2000 that had a resident mountain lion (same species, different name, as cougar/puma/panther). The ranch manager, out and about every day for 20+ years, had seen the lion four times. That still makes lions much easier to see than the highly secretive, highly nocturnal Ocelots, present in good numbers on the same ranch. No one on the ranch had seen one except when they were trapped (and later released, of course) by researchers.
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by chris earle on Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:20 pm
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Awesome shot.
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