Mountain Lion or Cougar (or Bobcat?) Spotted in Silver Lake

“Yes indeed, your small animals and children do look delicious.”

Keep your eyes peeled, Silver Lakers: There’s a mountain lion or cougar hanging out in your ‘hood.

That’s the word from Franklin Avenue reader Stephanie, who emails us this warning:

I live in Silver Lake on Silver Ridge Avenue and am just letting people know that this morning (Friday, July 27) at 9AM my husband and I saw a Mountain Lion (or Cougar) in our neighborhood while walking our pug.

It was on a hillside between two homes. It had a long body and a long tail and was quite large. It was above us and didn’t see us — so we just kept our distance. We reported it to animal services and the Wildlife Ranger will be investigating and
hopefully posting warning signs.

But… I just wanted people to know and be aware. It was actually really amazing to see it, though we were at such a safe distance. The sighting was near the intersection of Silver Ridge Avenue and Lake View. The Wildlife Ranger said he thought it was most likely a Bobcat, but it looked more like a mountain lion or a cougar.

There you go — make sure your little ones don’t double as snack food tonight!

(Flickr pic by Nikographer [Jon].)

Mountain Lion or Cougar (or Bobcat?) Spotted in Silver Lake

“Yes indeed, your small animals and children do look delicious.”

Keep your eyes peeled, Silver Lakers: There’s a mountain lion or cougar hanging out in your ‘hood.

That’s the word from Franklin Avenue reader Stephanie, who emails us this warning:

I live in Silver Lake on Silver Ridge Avenue and am just letting people know that this morning (Friday, July 27) at 9AM my husband and I saw a Mountain Lion (or Cougar) in our neighborhood while walking our pug.

It was on a hillside between two homes. It had a long body and a long tail and was quite large. It was above us and didn’t see us — so we just kept our distance. We reported it to animal services and the Wildlife Ranger will be investigating and
hopefully posting warning signs.

But… I just wanted people to know and be aware. It was actually really amazing to see it, though we were at such a safe distance. The sighting was near the intersection of Silver Ridge Avenue and Lake View. The Wildlife Ranger said he thought it was most likely a Bobcat, but it looked more like a mountain lion or a cougar.

There you go — make sure your little ones don’t double as snack food tonight!

(Flickr pic by Nikographer [Jon].)

The Skunks of L.A.

Pic above by Mack Reed, who recounts his harrowing tale in Blogging.la of a neighborhood skunk… that gets caught in his chimney.

The skunk dies… and it gets worse from there. Read on, and sympathize.

Thankfully we haven’t had to deal with something that smelly… although I still wonder if that day is coming. I’ve spied our neighborhood skunk in our backyard enough times that I turn on the light and scan the backyard before going outside at night.

I think I asked this a few years ago, but it’s worth discussing again: Any advice on scaring our backyard skunk into moving addresses?