After Hearing Unusual Noise Man Opens His Door To Find A Mama Lynx And Her 7 Babies On His Porch

Tim Newton,a wildlife photographer based in Anchorage, Alaska was awakened by an unusual noise coming from outside.

Curious as to what it could be, Tim investigated the sounds. “I crept over to the window and opened the curtains a crack, and could see it looked like a cat,” he told Channel 2. “But then I noticed it had really big feet and little tiny hairs on its ears. So I knew then it was probably a lynx kitten – not a full grown cat.”

Being a photographer, Tim wanted to capture this special moment and he quickly grabbed his camera to document his sighting.

“One by one, all these baby lynx came to mama and shuffled out onto the deck, right in front of me, where I was standing behind the screen,” he told Channel 2. “I was thrilled I could get a couple pictures of them playing on the deck. And I thought that might be the end of it.”

On September 27, 2017, he posted more than a dozen photos of a mama lynx and her seven babies who came to say hi. After being posted for just two days, Tim’s photos have received an astounding 94,000 reactions and more than 15,000 comments.

“They were using the deck as a playground,” he told Channel 2. “And those cats were chasing each other, and frolicking, and crouching and running. Just back and forth, across that deck, for about a half-hour.”

Tim snapped this once-in-a-lifetime shot of all the babies and the mama lynx looking directly at him while sitting on his front porch.

“They’re kind of confused that there might be anything near, because I’m behind the screen,” Tim told Channel 2. “But they can hear my camera. That’s that one picture where you see them on the deck. They’re looking at the noise.”

Tim uploaded to his Facebook account with over two dozen photos of the mama lynx and her babies.

His caption read:

Tim was awakened by noises on our deck last week – and looked outside. In astonishment, he grabbed his camera.. and can you believe it? Mama Lynx and her SEVEN kits!! She called to them and they all lined up right outside in front of where he was standing (he was inside the screen door!) Amazing ALASKA WILD LIFE!!! (They proceeded to run and play on our deck, and then in our yard!)

Tim Newton Photography

This curious lynx was having fun using Tim’s porch as her new playground. More than 5,000 Facebook users reacted to the photo.

Tim Newton Photography

Some of Tim’s best shots were of the siblings playing together.

“Those cats were chasing each other, and frolicking, and crouching and running. Just back and forth, across that deck, for about a half-hour,” Tim said. “I’ve concluded from this that lynx must spend about 1 percent of their time chasing rabbits, and 99 percent of their time chasing each other.”

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