Not The Essex Lion!

Photographed in the back-garden on Saturday night. Yep, a bit dark, I know. No, it's not the Lion of Essex, England! And no I did not demand that armed police come and deal with it. Is it a normal house-cat? Well, it was certainly much bigger and bulkier, even though it looks just like one. And check out that tail: like a striped baseball bat, it got wider and fatter the longer it got. Nothing to get excited about, but I thought - given its size - it was cool to see right outside the back-door...