Luke, my caramel-colored cat, wants more than anything to catch a bird. When we let him out, he loves to sit by the bird feeder watching birds fly by. Each time he sees one, he makes this kind of "chirping" sound in his throat and watches so intensely.
Also, when he is inside, he likes to sit at the window and watch the birds as they come to the bird feeder. It's like Cat TV for him - his favorite thing!
Well, there aren't any dumb birds around here - - - I have never seen one come to the bird feeder while Luke was outside, so I don't even know if he could catch one if he wanted to!
I guess evolution (for birds anyway) works pretty well :-)
>Luke, my caramel-colored cat, wants more than anything to catch a bird. When we let him out, he loves to sit by the bird feeder watching birds fly by. Each time he sees one, he makes this kind of "chirping" sound in his throat and watches so intensely.
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>Also, when he is inside, he likes to sit at the window and watch the birds as they come to the bird feeder. It's like Cat TV for him - his favorite thing!
Mine too - she's watching right now and she never complains about not
having a remote to change the channel.
>Well, there aren't any dumb birds around here - - - I have never seen one come to the bird feeder while Luke was outside, so I don't even know if he could catch one if he wanted to!
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>I guess evolution (for birds anyway) works pretty well :-)
Birds get by pretty well, although I would think destruction of
habitat is much more serious than feline predators.
About a month ago, a lemon grove next door to me was destroyed (trees
plucked out of the ground, put in huge piles and chipped into mulch).
It only took them 1 day to uproot 90% of them and I saw 2 dead
mourning doves on the road and lots of others flying around trying to
figure out what to do. I filled the bird feeder and it was gone in
record time, and for several days there were more birds flying around
than usual.
I don't know where they all went, but there is that much less nesting
area and that much less food to support the bird population.
But of course, the lemon grove was an unnatural habitat here in
Arizona anyway, but so is just about everything else around here.
I'm told that pollen didn't used to be a problem until everyone
decided they needed non-native trees in their yards. Palm trees are
one of the most prevalent non-native trees. There's water everywhere
(in fountains and canals), yet there are dry riverbeds all over the
place and even though I realize that even without all the dams
upstream and artificial lakes we've created that they might not flow
year-round, but it has had a profound effect on ground-water supplies
downstream.
Half Hand - 29 May 2005 17:21 GMT
Luke is out there right now. The grass is only about 2 inches high, but he crouches down in it an hopes no-one can see him - it's funny (but he's doing the best he can!). Birds fly by, and he makes this weird sound in his throat, but not a single one comes near when he is out.
Poooooor Luke :-)
>>Luke, my caramel-colored cat, wants more than anything to catch a bird. When we let him out, he loves to sit by the bird feeder watching birds fly by. Each time he sees one, he makes this kind of "chirping" sound in his throat and watches so intensely.
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> year-round, but it has had a profound effect on ground-water supplies
> downstream.
Hopitus - 29 May 2005 21:40 GMT
This poster hates birds except owls (who might now and then go for a smaller
cat! LOL) You go, Luke...you might encounter a bird less savvy than you some
day. If he does, don't hassle him; it's in his job description to try and
hunt birds.
> Luke is out there right now. The grass is only about 2 inches high, but
> he crouches down in it an hopes no-one can see him - it's funny (but he's
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>> year-round, but it has had a profound effect on ground-water supplies
>> downstream.