Arlo and Janis by Jimmy Johnson for May 28, 2015

I love that funny clicking noise cats make while plotting what they’re going to do to the birdie when they catch him.

I provide my cats a bird watching window. Feeders six inches away…..They bump their heads on the window a lot…

A kindred soul, Arlo?

Varnes. Sounds like hours of fun.

Same here Varnes. Like they’re going to catch a bird, anyway.

Also have a bird TV window for my cats. Especially my girl cat, who sits for hours watching the birds.

How dirty is he???

Our cat perch by the patio door provides lots of entertainment for Rudy and Ozzie…

As I’ve said before, our cat Kitty Boy (that was his nickname – his real name was Orange Julius) had a cat window, but he would get frustrated while watching them. He would come out with a low “mow-ow-ow-ow-ow!”

Me thinks there is a serious case of projection going on here.

My wife was at a zoo, watching a lion stalking the elands on the other side of the glass or acrylic barrier. The lion prepared to pounce when he remembered the barrier.He sort of deflated in disappointment.She felt pity for him.I wondered how the protected prey felt.

Leave the poor cat alone with his dreams of ‘catching’ the bird. He’s earned that much. And Arlo, get your mind out of the gutter.

Bewick’s wrens are extinct now on the east coast and midwest, with a few left on the west coast. Tiny friendly birds with a huge repertoire of songs. They like to nest in bushes around homes—and house cats are their biggest enemy. Enough that most people now will never hear one.

our cat has caught 3 woodpeckers and an adult male cardinal within the past month. The cardinal survived because we intervened after she brought it into the house, but alas, she is way too wiley for the woodpeckers. her instincts are supurb…wish they weren’t.

Oh, Loodie, you poor old sod. ( I’m hearing “Aqualung.”)

I have a “kitty corral” for our felines. It’s fenced with chicken wire to about 6ft, then has an 18in 45° angled rebar angling into it, with more chicken wire around that of course. The entire arrangement means that, in order to climb out, a cat has to first climb chicken wire (which is super thin and hurts them) and then has to go upside down before winning to the outside of the enclosure. It’s quite large and has been quite effective. Only had one kitty that could do it (Obsidian, miss her!) She ended up inside a lot more, but she could walk on a leash, so we worked it out. There are design examples online, if anyone is interested.:-)

Cats are known killers of birds, and anything else smaller than they are. That‘s what they do.

Our cats have always called a our bird feeders “bait”