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Article #99863Re: Cat Problems !
From: Frank Matthews
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 1999 00:00
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The likely victims are either very young and not too mobil or adults stupid enough to dive at the cat. One of my cats brought home a blue jay which had been swooping down at him. He just jumped up about 3 feet which was the low point of the swoop. Frank Matthews R Bishop wrote: > > In article <19991007151848.27308.00000121@ng-cq1.aol.com>, > lulugarden@aol.com (Lulugarden) wrote: > > >I have three cats who all go outside and several bird feeders which attract a > >steady population of customers. Although a couple of the cats are fairly good > >hunters (mostly rodents) they have caught remarkably few birds. Feeding birds > >are usually quite alert and on the lookout for predators - so I think the cats > >just keep them wary. The most vulnerable birds are usually fledglings. > > I live on a farm and have two obese barn cats. They regularly leave me presents > of rodent parts but catch almost no birds. They prefer to hang out in the barn > where there is a steady supply of rats and mice, with occasional forays into > the back yard where they check the feeder area over. I've just never seen > them catch a bird. > > Sue > > Official Secretary of OSGSL > > Dogs think they're human > Cats think they're God
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