Is a big cat on the prowl in Milton of Leys?
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DOES Inverness now have its own resident big cat?
Postman Paul Dawson (56) sent in this image of a mysterious creature he photographed in a field close to Milton of Leys at the weekend.
He was stood around 1km away and described it as being much bigger than a domestic cat.
“My house looks over to the A9 and I always have the camera handy because you can see deer around there a lot of the time,” he said.
“It was about 7.15pm on Sunday when I spotted this and managed to grab a few shots.
“Given the distance, it must have been bigger than an ordinary cat – I’ve got two cats and if they were that far away I’m not sure you would have been able to see them at all.
“It might actually have been about the size of a dog – I have a dalmatian and a labrador and it could have been around their size.
“It hung around for about 10 minutes, I’m not sure if it was eating something or maybe playing with its prey the way cats do because it seemed to be jumping about quite a lot as well.”
Mr Dawson has not seen the mysterious creature since.
“I will definitely be much more aware when I’m over that way that there could be something to look out for,” he said.
