Our living room has sliding glass doors in it. I've recently begun opening the curtains for Sweet Gum and throwing out some bird food to give her something to watch. She likes the squirrels best.
I'd given Sweet Gum her dinner in the middle of the living room floor. I was standing a couple of feet to her right. All of a sudden there was a boom, like when a large branch hits the deck. SG froze.The window was rattling. I went to look. Not a branch, but a Hawk that was 16 inches high was standing by the glass door. He was as big as SG, though I expect she weighs more. Judging by where he was standing and the way things bounce off the glass door, the hawk was aiming for Sweet Gum.
I think if you're making a catio you might want to take hawks hitting the side of the catio into consideration. And you might want to leave the curtains closed over sliding glass doors during the day. I don't think they'll break, but mine certainly wobbled. Sweet Gum decided to watch from the furthest corner, behind the curtain. I think this means she was and is afraid the hawk might come through the window. I'm definitely disturbed by it.
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I'd given Sweet Gum her dinner in the middle of the living room floor. I was standing a couple of feet to her right. All of a sudden there was a boom, like when a large branch hits the deck. SG froze.The window was rattling. I went to look. Not a branch, but a Hawk that was 16 inches high was standing by the glass door. He was as big as SG, though I expect she weighs more. Judging by where he was standing and the way things bounce off the glass door, the hawk was aiming for Sweet Gum.
I think if you're making a catio you might want to take hawks hitting the side of the catio into consideration. And you might want to leave the curtains closed over sliding glass doors during the day. I don't think they'll break, but mine certainly wobbled. Sweet Gum decided to watch from the furthest corner, behind the curtain. I think this means she was and is afraid the hawk might come through the window. I'm definitely disturbed by it.
Pollen continues here.