Being prepared is always a good thing, but sometimes you find yourself presented with a situation and all you can do is hope you can pull something off.  It was one of those mornings, I opened the Door and started to step out when some motion caught my eye, and to my surprise a Bobcat was slowly wandering up the runway but I had no camera in hand.  I slowly stepped back inside to grab the camera but the door made a noise as it closed (and I had just lubricated the hinges).  Getting the camera I slowly reopened the door and stood in shadow, the Bobcat was staring right at me so holding the door with one hand and the camera with the other I started shooting with the hope that something would work.  Well, it kinda worked.  The cameras auto focus captured the mesquite well but the Bobcat was slightly out of focus.  As it continued to meander northward I held the door open with my foot and tried again.  Using both hands I was able to capture some in focus images but by this time the Bobcat was moving into the tall grass, so instead of a full view of the animal I was only able to capture the top of its' back and hind quarters. I estimate that it was a good 2 foot tall at the shoulder, a big animal.  This sighting is especially encouraging since it suggests that the restoration work is having an effect.  This being my first sighting of a Bobcat on the estate I was a thrilled and the presence of an apex predator suggests there is enough game about to make hunting on the estate a worthwhile endeavor for the Bobcat.  While others who live close to the base of the Peloncillos have reported Bobcats the estate is across the San Simon riverbed and 3.5 - 4 miles from the base of the Peloncillo mountains so the presence of a large healthy Bobcat is even more encouraging.