The things you see!

When observing the wildlife at Point Reyes I get to see snippets of behavior between species. Most involve predator prey interactions or what is called circle of life. Recently I was watching a bobcat hunt. He had worked his way up a hillside close to a herd of tule elk. After picking a gopher hole reasonably close to them he hovered over the top waiting for his opportunity to pounce on a rodent. Watching him through binoculars I did not pay any attention to the elk. That is until one appeared in the glass running. I dropped the binos and grabbed the camera as a bull elk came charging at the bobcat. He really did seem to want a piece of that cat! Now I’m sure you like me are looking at the size difference in this photo and wondering what the heck is this big guy worried about? I’ve got no answers, maybe some assumptions but whatever I think was happening doesn’t matter. The elk chased him off and returned some distance back to his mates. The things you see!