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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / November 2006Blue tit in the house
The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a bird. It's a blue tit. Luckily I got to the bird before the fatal feline bite was performed. Cue one dazed, minus many tail feathers, blue tit sitting in my hand. It is currently perched in my rescue bird cage - first time used in over a year as the number of birds caught is so low. It has helped itself to some sunflower seeds and some millet. It has hopped to where the water container is and investigated the little wicker nest is in the corner. It is very, very cute. I'll let it rest up a while and then release it.  Signature~~ SUPPORT THE CYCLISTS DEFENCE FUND http://www.cyclistsdefencefund.org.uk/ ~~ to send reply email - you may need to remove dependence on fame & fortune from organisation to get correct email address ~Noodliness is Good~ > The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a > bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'll let it rest up a while and then release it. Heh. I did a real double-take at your header. At first I thought it must be very cold at your house. :-) Purrs for the little bird. I have rescued a couple of birds that survived. They were just pigeons but I really enjoyed having them for that short time, but the cats really stayed mad at me. Sherry > The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a > bird. It's a blue tit. ... Hi Helen, Umm, interesting subject line. I'm sure the bird is quite relieved. I hope it will be able to maneuver with missing tail feathers. Do you have migratory birds there? When we were in Texas, we were in the path of bird migrations and bird watchers come from all over to see them. Now that we are temporarily in the Northwest (U.S.), we hear the honking of geese and see them heading south in those V formations. It is quiet without the songbirds. I saw some quail scurry into some bushes along the road. I don't think they fly well enough to migrate. We have pigeons here at the apartment complex. We have cat-size window sills. Rosie and Cinder like to chatter at the pigeons. Annie > The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a > bird. It's a blue tit. Poor little mite. Hope it's OK and can be released soon. The cats here are going wild. I hung up some suet balls in my apple tree just outside the enclosure, and have had a lot of visitors. I don't know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. A couple of those visit daily. Sometimes I have to go and drag Miranda inside while she protests loudly, because I can see her shivering in the snow, but she doesn't want to leave the birdies. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >> The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought >> in a bird. It's a blue tit. > > we do have great tits. Marina! Stop bragging!!!! :D >>> The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought >>> in a bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > :oP SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >>>> The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought >>>> in a bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> >> oP Yeas, but we do have the Grand Tetons LOL >>>> The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought >>>> in a bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> > :oP We also have long-tailed ones as well as the great ones. If you're feeling dirty, we have coal ones too. Oh, and bearded ones and crested ones. > >> The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought > >> in a bird. It's a blue tit. > > > > we do have great tits. > Marina! Stop bragging!!!! :D LOL!!!!! Joyce I wrote: > I don't know > if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. Actually, now that I took the trouble to look up its scientific name and then its Swedish name, I find that we do have blue tits here, too. Haven't seen any at my suet balls, though. Hmm, somehow I can't seem to make this sound less pornographic. SignatureMarina, Miranda and Caliban. In loving memory of Frank and Nikki. Stories and pics at http://koti.welho.com/mkurten/ Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > I wrote: >> I don't know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Haven't seen any at my suet balls, though. Hmm, somehow I can't seem to > make this sound less pornographic. Yes, we have blue tits, but I suspect you live too much in the city for them. They are more shy than the great tits. We had them in Vantaa, and when I was a kid in Lauttasaari, and also now in Laitila. SignatureChristine in Laitila, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 >> I wrote: >>> I don't know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > for them. They are more shy than the great tits. We had them in > Vantaa, and when I was a kid in Lauttasaari, and also now in Laitila. We also have coal tits and long-tailed tits, the long-tailed tits are very pretty little birds. http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/c/coaltit/index.asp http://tinyurl.com/27p37 http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/l/longtailedtit/index.asp http://tinyurl.com/ov2a7 SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>> I wrote: >>>> I don't know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/l/longtailedtit/index.asp > http://tinyurl.com/ov2a7 We do have other species of tits too, but I'm no ornitologist, not to mention looking up their names in English. Not sure where I have my bird book either, hasn't appeared in any of the boxes unpacked so far. But there are still boxes waiting to be unpacked... SignatureChristine in Laitila, Finland christal63 (at) gmail (dot) com photos: http://photos.yahoo.com/christal63 photos: http://community.webshots.com/user/chkr63 >>>> I wrote: >>>>> I don't know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > far. But > there are still boxes waiting to be unpacked... Of course there are many species of birds in Britain that are common across europe, all delightful in their own way. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk >>> I wrote: >>>> I don't know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/l/longtailedtit/index.asp >http://tinyurl.com/ov2a7 And do they all travel in pairs? ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War >>>> I wrote: >>>>> I don't know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War The long-tailed tits travel in small groups, usually 6-12. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > just outside the enclosure, and have had a lot of visitors. I don't know > if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. A couple of those Lalalalalalalalalala...... SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > just outside the enclosure, and have had a lot of visitors. I don't know > > if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. A couple of those > Lalalalalalalalalala...... Victor, do you have your fingers in your ears as you "Lalala?" :) Joyce > Victor, do you have your fingers in your ears as you "Lalala?" :) Most definitely! :) SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com >>> just outside the enclosure, and have had a lot of visitors. I don't >>> know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. A couple [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Joyce How can he type that way - or does he use a speech-to-text program???? >>>> just outside the enclosure, and have had a lot of visitors. I don't >>>> know if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. A couple [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > How can he type that way - or does he use a speech-to-text program???? With his nose Silly. :-) >> just outside the enclosure, and have had a lot of visitors. I don't know >> if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. A couple of those > > Lalalalalalalalalala...... Victor's gone cuckoo ;-) We also have blue throat and black-throated divers. And the great northern diver isn't a porn star from Newcastle upon Tyne ;-) >> The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a >> bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >just outside the enclosure, and have had a lot of visitors. I don't know >if we have blue tits here, but we do have great tits. A couple of those ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ That just begs to be quoted out of context... Signatureannoyed@net.spammers Craig, Kathi & "Cat Five" the tabby girl > The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a > bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > to get correct email address > ~Noodliness is Good~ Good performance.<g> Where, please do you keep the birdcage? Every now and then ( once a year or so) I succeed in rescueing a birdie, put it in a cage one day, just to make sure it is allright before I let it fly again. The cats then go crazy - no sideboard is high enough. And birds, especially young ones are very fearful. I learned from a book that most rescued birds die from the shock (cats, humans, and so on...) In the end I decided to put a nail in the outside-wall near to a window - as far as my arms could reach.<g> and hang the cage there. That helped. bfn Bettina > Good performance.<g> > > Where, please do you keep the birdcage? I just put it in another room and close the door so the felines can't get in and give the poor avian some peace & quiet for a while. > > Good performance.<g> > > > > Where, please do you keep the birdcage? > > I just put it in another room and close the door so the felines can't get in > and give the poor avian some peace & quiet for a while. Easy enough. Considering my question again it might have been a stupid one.<g> But - in my house I have either unhinged the doors and put them in the shed as I like free roaming, or I cut a cat-hole in the remaining doors to make it easy on the cats to reach the rooms. Now, of course I have no privacy.<g> bfn Bettina > The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a > bird. It's a blue tit. (snip) > It is currently perched in my rescue bird cage - first time used in over a > year as the number of birds caught is so low. It has helped itself to some > sunflower seeds and some millet. It has hopped to where the water container > is and investigated the little wicker nest is in the corner. That must be one very relieved, very happy little bird. Good work! Joyce > > The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a > > bird. It's a blue tit. (snip) [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >That must be one very relieved, very happy little bird. Good work! Back when I was a teenager, I once saw our family cat pounce on a pigeon which wasn't paying close enough attention to its surroundings. I intervened before the pigeon had any injury beyond a few knocked-loose feathers, but found that it had apparently fainted from fright. I set it up into a tree fork, and, about five minutes later, it came to and flew away. 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 > The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a > bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'll let it rest up a while and then release it. Jpegs? Yowie >> The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought >> in a bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Yowie A picture here I took of a pair of blue tits at the end of June. http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/2691065710075823146scUqYU http://tinyurl.com/v7o3f SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk What are those "fat balls" that the birds are eating? That hedgehog is cute, was it in your garden? Dewi. > What are those "fat balls" that the birds are eating? That hedgehog is > cute, was it in your garden? > > Dewi. They basically suet with seeds and other things in them, they're sold to feed the birds with. SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy and Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart. http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk > The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a > bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > I'll let it rest up a while and then release it. I'm glad the birdie could be saved. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek >> The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a >> bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Best wishes, >Polonca and Soncek Dear Polonca and Soncek, you make me thoroughly ashamed of myself that all I could do was make those dopey jokes when I first read about the little birdie. ;) How good of you, and all the others, who stayed firmly on the point. Of course, purrs for the dear little mite. :) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh Make Levees, Not War > Dear Polonca and Soncek, you make me thoroughly ashamed of myself that > all I could do was make those dopey jokes when I first read about the > little birdie. ;) How good of you, and all the others, who stayed > firmly on the point. Of course, purrs for the dear little mite. :) Are you kidding? That was a straight line screaming out for dopey jokes! Where are our Daves when we need them? Joyce >>>The striped horror, did something very unusual for him. He brought in a >>>bird. It's a blue tit. [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > Make Levees, Not War No need to be ashamed, I like to smile when I read the ng. Best wishes, Polonca and Soncek |
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