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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / July 2005So far... unobserved...
... by the felines. In this hot weather, the windows are kept open. In this hot weather, a certain bird... a robin has taken it upon itself not just to fly into the utility & swipe dry catfood from the cats' bowls... it flies in the house to make itself at home. I kid you not. I was vegging out on the sofa over lunchtime, catching up on the news via the idiotbox in the corner of the room when said robin flew in and landed on the sofa a few inches from my head. In the kitchen, it perches itself a-top a kitchen cabinet and if there isn't food in the cat dish, it chirrups a noise at me. Dish is filled and robin hops down to help itself... Robin suns itself on the windowsill in the living room. So far, I have three unobservent felines. Cheers, helen s > ... by the felines. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Cheers, helen s Wow, that is so kewl! I love having unusual "pets". I once had a rooster who adopted us - would walk right into our house and make himself at home with the cats! Hugs, CatNipped > Wow, that is so kewl! I love having unusual "pets". I once had a rooster > who adopted us - would walk right into our house and make himself at home [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > CatNipped I think in this case, the robin thinks it has pet humans ;-) Cheers, helen s Wow, that is so kewl! I love having unusual "pets". I once had a rooster who adopted us - would walk right into our house and make himself at home with the cats! Hugs, CatNipped ======================================= If you're ever up here in Mass. we'll show you Joanne's managerie. It consists of Several chickens, two dogs, one cat, 2 sugar gliders, a goose, several guinea pigs and a new bunny. Suz&Spicey PS She's interested in the tiny deer Helen S was talking about but I warned her about cost, plus our area has had a coyote problem lately, > ... by the felines. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Cheers, helen s I wonder if it's the same bird that visited you last year. According to the RSPB, thet can live up to 8 years. http://www.rspb.org/birds/guide/r/robin/index.asp  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. > So far, I have three unobservent felines. LOL! That cheeky robin likes to live dangerously. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > ... by the felines. > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > So far, I have three unobservent felines. The "back door" neighbours of my parents when I was a kid had a tame raven as a 'pet'. It was free to come and go as it pleased, but always came back to where the food was. It would even accept being touched by their oldest boy. One day the raven came into our back yard, possibly by mistake, and demanded food. But my sister and I were *terrified* of it, we being not all that much bigger than this *huge* black bird with peircing blue eyes and a vicious looking beak. Eventually their oldest boy jumped the back fence to come and fetch it, as the raven cawed at us girls who were screaming at it. He picked it up like you do a chicken, talked to it nicely, gave it a scritch around the 'ears' and told it to come home. He threw it up in the air, and the raven followed him at about 3 metres above his head as he hopped back over the fence. Its a *very* clear memory, and I still don't like ravens much. They look at you like they know things about you that they shouldn't. Yowie > Its a *very* clear memory, and I still don't like ravens much. They look at > you like they know things about you that they shouldn't. Oh, but ravens (and other birds in the same family - crows, magpies) are so smart! And they obviously have a sense of humour. They're among my favourite city birds. SignatureMarina, Frank and Miranda. In loving memory of Nikki. marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki > ... by the felines. > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Cheers, helen s He is coming in to get catfood because he has fledgings to feed and can't find enough for them. I had a blackbird just like this a couple of years ago. My advice would be to put food outside for him in a safe place so he doesn't have to risk his life. Which he will do. My blackbird did and also his fledglings came in the kitchen too when they got a bit older. Before this happens, please provide food for the robin to feed his babies outside. Mealworms are best, but catfood seems to be doing the trick ;-) Tweed > He is coming in to get catfood because he has fledgings to feed and can't > find enough for them. I had a blackbird just like this a couple of years [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Tweed This robin has access to food outside. I place various seeds, nuts, apples, cheese, fat, etc., etc., in containers in the trees, on the old apple three stump (like a bird table) and on the ground. The birds round here are not short of food, apparently I have "soft-touch " tattooed on my forehead ;-) Cheers, helen s |
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