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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / May 2004Well, that was exciting, not so mighty hunters
This morning shortly after full daylight a small bird flew in through the gap at the bottom of my screened patio I leave for the cats to come and go. As it happens both cats were out on the patio lounging. I don't know who was more surprised the cats or the bird. The bird got lost of course and was flapping around up high looking to get out which didn't exactly calm the cats down who were leaping about running into each other and generally doing a Keystone Cops impression. I got up and opened the front door figuring if it flew inside it could get out that way. Finally, it dived down low through the chairs and shelves. The cats were chasing it colliding with the furniture and each other. Maya paused long enough to hiss and take a swipe at Bruiser who was obviously at fault for her not having bird for breakfast. At least that is how she saw it. As Lynyrd Skynnyrd would say, this was the break the bird was looking for and darted out the opening with Maya in hot pursuit but it was too late, the bird had flown. Would've loved to have seen this scenario and especially since the little bird got away! Great story! Christine > This morning shortly after full daylight a small bird flew in through the > gap at the bottom of my screened patio I leave for the cats to come and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > darted out the opening with Maya in hot pursuit but it was too late, the > bird had flown. > Would've loved to have seen this scenario and especially since the little > bird got away! Great story! > Christine Think how the bird must have told the story to its friends. There I was trapped with these two ferocious giant bird eating carnivore cats. I had only my wits and my wings between me and certain carrion... >> This morning shortly after full daylight a small bird flew in through the >> gap at the bottom of my screened patio I leave for the cats to come and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >> darted out the opening with Maya in hot pursuit but it was too late, the >> bird had flown. >> Would've loved to have seen this scenario and especially since the little >> bird got away! Great story! [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >trapped with these two ferocious giant bird eating carnivore cats. I had >only my wits and my wings between me and certain carrion... There used to be a shop selling exotic birds in Greenwich Village, where I used to stop and visit. One day when I looked in, I saw a little grey kitten sitting on the floor, clearly extremely perplexed. He was surrounded on every side by BIG, BOSSY, FEISTY birds who obviously had no idea that they were supposed to be prey; and some who seemed to think that *he* might be. ;) My heart went out to the little guy; I thought this was going to seriously screw him up. ;) A few months later I returned, and saw him grown up, and happily sleeping in a window, a mere couple of steps away from an equally unconcerned macaw. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Well, that was exciting, not so mighty hunters: >There used to be a shop selling exotic birds in Greenwich Village, >where I used to stop and visit. One day when I looked in, I saw a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >sleeping in a window, a mere couple of steps away from an equally >unconcerned macaw. ;) Felix and Avery [for those who don't know, Avery is a ringneck dove] pretty much ignore each other [except when Avery buzzes Felix :-)].  Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL > Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> had some very interesting > things to say about Re: Well, that was exciting, not so mighty [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Felix and Avery [for those who don't know, Avery is a ringneck dove] > pretty much ignore each other [except when Avery buzzes Felix :-)]. Persia ignores my lovebird, Peaches. I am always careful not to let Peaches fly around loose around Persia, but turns out I need not worry. I had Peaches out of her cage a couple of days ago and she fluttered (she doesn't fly well) into the bedroom where Persia was napping. Persia looked up, yawned and seemed to indicate, "Oh, it's just that pesky small parrot" and laid her head back down. The bird hopped all around - oh! New territory! (she's only about 6-7 months old) before I caught her and took her back to her cage. She paid no attention to Persia, either. Jill Hee, hee...I know what macaws are; I have a work friend who has not only cats out on a huge porch full of both red and blue ones, but also a coati mundi, a smallish, small-dog-sized anteater-type animal w/bristly fur and a long long snout just like an anteater. It jumps on your shoulder from atop her fridge and tries to wrestle your soda can from your terrified fingers. It also drinks beer. I ceased to be afraid of it (it has huge claws like a skunk, but it didn't hurt when it landed on my shoulder) when it began parting my hair looking for parasites to groom from me. Friend said that was a sign it liked me......the cats there ignore it and it them. I guess it doesn't bother the macaws either. Nothing w/any sense would bother the macaws. : > Kreisleriana <kreisleriana2@yahoo.com> had some very interesting : > things to say about Re: Well, that was exciting, not so mighty [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] : : Jill >Hee, hee...I know what macaws are; I have a work friend who has not only >cats out on a huge porch full of both red and blue ones, but also a coati [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >doesn't bother the macaws either. Nothing w/any sense would bother the >macaws. Ooooh, I saw a coatimundi on Captain Kangaroo when I was little. I always wanted one. I got my brother instead. :P Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) > Ooooh, I saw a coatimundi on Captain Kangaroo when I was little. I > always wanted one. I got my brother instead. :P I bet you were disappointed. Pam S. >> Ooooh, I saw a coatimundi on Captain Kangaroo when I was little. I >> always wanted one. I got my brother instead. :P > >I bet you were disappointed. > >Pam S. <sigh> Indeed. ;) Although for while, he was a reasonable raccoon facsimile in terms of disruption and property destruction. ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) Seeing a coati mundi on tv is a lot different than meeting one personally. I sure wouldn't care to have a beer-drinking, outgoing bristly-furred pet with big tough claws and the urge to deflea everyone it met.......it wasn't mean and I have no idea if it had sharp teeth or not, but AFAIK it was a wild animal that belonged in a central American jungle somewhere. : >Hee, hee...I know what macaws are; I have a work friend who has not only : >cats out on a huge porch full of both red and blue ones, but also a coati [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] : claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. : (Aldous Huxley) >Seeing a coati mundi on tv is a lot different than meeting one personally. I >sure wouldn't care to have a beer-drinking, outgoing bristly-furred pet with >big tough claws and the urge to deflea everyone it met.......it wasn't mean >and I have no idea if it had sharp teeth or not, but AFAIK it was a wild >animal that belonged in a central American jungle somewhere. He sounds like a real "party animal." ;) Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) LOL...I bet he *is* a party animal.....his owner sure is. The party never ends w/all those macaws screeching on her back porch. : >Seeing a coati mundi on tv is a lot different than meeting one personally. I : >sure wouldn't care to have a beer-drinking, outgoing bristly-furred pet with [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] : claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. : (Aldous Huxley) The anteater creature sounds like an echidna, but if so, it must have been imported from Australia, which doesn't seem too likely. Joy > Hee, hee...I know what macaws are; I have a work friend who has not only > cats out on a huge porch full of both red and blue ones, but also a coati [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > : > : Jill >The anteater creature sounds like an echidna, but if so, it must >have been imported from Australia, which doesn't seem too likely. Coatimundis are native to the Americas. Here is a web site about them: http://www.desertusa.com/may97/du_coati2.html. There are similiar creatures in various parts of the world, which I take to be a case of form follows function. SignatureJohn F. Eldredge -- john@jfeldredge.com PGP key available from http://pgp.mit.edu "Reserve your right to think, for even to think wrongly is better than not to think at all." -- Hypatia of Alexandria >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >There are similiar creatures in various parts of the world, which I >take to be a case of form follows function. I believe they are a raccoon relative. Theresa alt.tv.frasier FAQ: http://www.im-listening.net/FAQ/ Single-mindedness is all very well in cows or baboons; in an animal claiming to belong to the same species as Shakespeare it is simply disgraceful. (Aldous Huxley) "jmcquown" <jmcquown@bellsouth.net> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Well, that was exciting, not so mighty hunters: >> Felix and Avery [for those who don't know, Avery is a ringneck dove] >> pretty much ignore each other [except when Avery buzzes Felix :-)]. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >(she's only about 6-7 months old) before I caught her and took her back to >her cage. She paid no attention to Persia, either. Avery gets free flight when someone's home and awake enough to keep an eye on the boys. As long as Birdbrain isn't teasing Felix, he leaves him alone. :-) Signature"Don't mess with major appliances unless you know what you are doing (or unless your life insurance policy is up-to-date)." - John, RCFL "John Biltz" <biltzjohn@cox.net> wrote > Think how the bird must have told the story to its friends. There I was > trapped with these two ferocious giant bird eating carnivore cats. I had > only my wits and my wings between me and certain carrion... LOL! I agree with Christine, great story. SignatureMarina, Frank and Nikki Email marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/frankiennikki > This morning shortly after full daylight a small bird flew in through the > gap at the bottom of my screened patio I leave for the cats to come and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > darted out the opening with Maya in hot pursuit but it was too late, the > bird had flown. And you thought you'd would like a dog! they don't do things like this ;0) Free entertainment. Karen We used to have birds fly down the chimney. I once came home from a week of vacation to find two bird feet in the apartment and nothing else that indicated a bird had been there. Franny cat looked awfully smug, though. TBird <---- I love Maya smacking Bruiser for her not catching the bird... > This morning shortly after full daylight a small bird flew in through the > gap at the bottom of my screened patio I leave for the cats to come and [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > darted out the opening with Maya in hot pursuit but it was too late, the > bird had flown. |
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