Listening To The Warnings of Náshdóíłbái
The Bobcat is very territorial and will go to great lengths to protect its hunting grounds. In Native American lore, if Bobcat is in your dreams and visions, you may be in need of spiritual or mental...
View ArticleTerritory of Náshdóíłbái
Bobcats are generally seen alone, but groups may consist of mating pairs, siblings, or mothers with kittens. Bobcats are most active around sunset and sunrise, and it is not uncommon to find one...
View ArticleNáshdóíłbái - The Keeper Of Secrets
Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are common throughout Arizona at all elevations, especially in rimrock and chaparral areas, and in the outskirts of urban areas where food is readily available. Bobcats are smaller...
View ArticleNáshdóíłbái - The Spirit Of Stealth
This Bobcat was recently photographed in Navajo lands. Bobcats are named "Náshdóíłbái" in the Navajo language and are respected and greatly honored by the Navajo People. Those who have the Bobcat...
View ArticleNáshdóíłbái The Bobcat
The bobcat, though seldom seen, is very common and found throughout the state. Usually an overall orange to gray in color with black markings, these medium-sized cats have a length of from 2 to 2 ½...
View ArticleManaged Freedoms
"Freedom is only the distance between the hunter and his prey." ~ Zhao ZhenkaiThe quote above, of course makes sense to the typical observer; making the inference that perhaps we should never let our...
View ArticleThe Elusive Nashtuítso
The Elusive Nashtuítso"If you are a deer, they are aggressive, but we are something that they don't want or need. But even if you have never seen a mountain lion, there is probably a chance that a...
View ArticleNashtuítso Takes Charge
On a recent adventure to Navajo lands this past spring, I was fortunate to have some encounters with the Cougar, known as Nashtuítso to the Navajo. Those who have the Cougar medicine spirit totem in...
View ArticleEncountering The Cougar
Mountain lions are not the largest predators in temperate North America, being far outweighed by grizzly and black bears, but bears are omnivores and rely more on plants than on meat. In this, and in...
View ArticleEncountering The Cougar
Mountain lions are not the largest predators in temperate North America, being far outweighed by grizzly and black bears, but bears are omnivores and rely more on plants than on meat. In this, and in...
View ArticleA Cat of Many Names
Photographed near Arizona’s Monument Valley during the early Spring, after some minor snow. While quietly waiting for my light to change, this cat came on the scene. Events like this never last as long...
View ArticleListening To The Warnings of Náshdóíłbái
The Bobcat is very territorial and will go to great lengths to protect its hunting grounds. In Native American lore, if Bobcat is in your dreams and visions, you may be in need of spiritual or mental...
View ArticleTerritory of Náshdóíłbái
Bobcats are generally seen alone, but groups may consist of mating pairs, siblings, or mothers with kittens. Bobcats are most active around sunset and sunrise, and it is not uncommon to find one...
View ArticleNáshdóíłbái - The Keeper Of Secrets
Bobcats (Lynx rufus) are common throughout Arizona at all elevations, especially in rimrock and chaparral areas, and in the outskirts of urban areas where food is readily available. Bobcats are smaller...
View ArticleNáshdóíłbái - The Spirit Of Stealth
This Bobcat was recently photographed in Navajo lands. Bobcats are named "Náshdóíłbái" in the Navajo language and are respected and greatly honored by the Navajo People. Those who have the Bobcat...
View ArticleNáshdóíłbái The Bobcat
The bobcat, though seldom seen, is very common and found throughout the state. Usually an overall orange to gray in color with black markings, these medium-sized cats have a length of from 2 to 2 ½...
View ArticleManaged Freedoms
"Freedom is only the distance between the hunter and his prey." ~ Zhao ZhenkaiThe quote above, of course makes sense to the typical observer; making the inference that perhaps we should never let our...
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