Watch Maine’s big cats on the move

The warm temperatures may have kept many animals, including the Canada lynx, in the thicker, cooler brush this summer, but with moderation in the weather comes more activity.

BDN contributor Allie Ladd said he hasn’t seen the lynx cross the water on this log since April, but he shows this one from two different camera views.

Usually lynx babies are born in May and the female raises the kittens, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Maine lynx tend to have from one to four babies, which stay with their mom for a year, leaving her in late winter.

This bobcat family captured on a trail camera by Gail Smith seems to be getting along fine in the waning weeks of summer.

Bobcats in Maine tend to have from one to five kittens in May and the young can leave as soon as eight months old, although they usually stay with mom for a full year, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife.

Bobcats and lynx are difficult to tell apart unless you know where to look. Lynx have distinctive hair tufts coming out of their ears, longer legs and the tip of their tails are all black. Bobcats are slightly smaller, with shorter legs and the underside of the tail is white rather than black, according to the DIF&W website.