PHOTO: Cougar comes into backyard of Leaburg home, eyes house cat

A cougar prowled onto the backyard deck of a Leaburg home Monday morning — coming close enough to peer through the sliding glass doors.


Mr. Brody, a 2-year-old house cat, was in the home and drew the attention of the mountain lion, according to homeowner Dick Tracy.

Tracy and his wife, Judith Tracy, were home during the 9 a.m. cougar visit. The Tracy home is about 19 miles east of Springfield, right off Highway 126 and close to other houses.


Spooked, the black-and-white kitty alerted its owners about the mountain lion.


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