This Bobcat sat 25 feet from me and gave herself a bath then went hunting for gophers which she caught and ate. She was 25 to 100 feet from me for at least 30 minutes and appeared not to be disturbed-I remained in one spot in full view by her and I did not move except to push the camera shutter release button.

The first time they've been seen outside the den. Four kits and their harried mom, who appears in the background in the first photo. On private property in Northern California.

Needless to say, I have a gazillion more photos, if you need a bigger dose of this cuteness: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVeV8vG

Ovipositing and feeding on Miner's Lettuce.
Looking through California iNat observations of the species, I saw quite a few with the same host plant, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?locale=en-US&place_id=14&preferred_place_id=1&taxon_id=346196.
Last year, I found a larva on Miner's Lettuce, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/42572245.

http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9868

I have to admit, the Mountain Beaver is an animal I have wanted to see for many years, but chalked it up there with Spotted Bat and Pygmy Sperm Whale in that I know they are out there, but the odds of me finding one are......

So, I was more than delighted to have been able to spend a good 15 minutes watching this one at close range as it repeatedly carried mouthfuls of dry grass and green conifer twigs to its burrow under the snow.