I gave up on bird feeders because the stray cats i feed hunt the birds while they're eating, so no feeders. But in the summer we have 4 bird baths, and my cats love to watch them. They do that crazy chattering thing and whip their tails around! They do that when they see a squirrel, too. .
Your cats start banging on the glass....
My neighbours cat also grabbed a bird while we were watching the birds, he hopped back over to his side, but the bird managed an escape....YAY!...i don't mind them catching mice, but not birds or chasing squirrels....squirrels are tough.I gave up on bird feeders because the stray cats i feed hunt the birds while they're eating, so no feeders. But in the summer we have 4 bird baths, and my cats love to watch them. They do that crazy chattering thing and whip their tails around! They do that when they see a squirrel, too. .
All my cats are indoors, but I would never want them catching squirrels. They can be nasty little things, and they are usually crawling with lice and fleas. Icky.
yeah, sounds logical enough, my sister saw a show once in where they said that they do remember where they stash their food, but how come some trees or tulips come up from where you know they had a stash. i just wonder if they go house to house like you say because i have seen them trying to raid the garbage and recycling bins.
Thanks! That wasn't a very good picture. I was hoping to get at least a couple of the other cats in it, too. Yep, he's the leader of the band alright. Maybe we should have named him McNamara ..
@AllMomsKitties your photo of the "leader of the marching band" was so cute. I was cracking up when you said they just sit there and "expect it to move".
LOL...how did you ever train him to carry the stick around, and why is he the only one who does it? I mean i know cats will pick things up once in awhile, but to do it over and over like a dog....that is impressive. One of my friends had a white cat but she would only bring her toys to her, so it was not really the same thing as playing with others. She told me that she used catnip...but i never have...i thought it makes cats hyper.
We have a walnut tree in the backyard, and the squirrels can totally strip it of walnuts in just a couple weeks! Once in awhile a walnut will sprout in the yard, or along the side of the house. We know they were buried by the squirrels. We figure the squirrels must be the source of the ticks our dogs get in the summer, because we treat our whole yard for fleas so the dogs never have fleas, but they always get a couple ticks!
Hehe, a couple years ago DH and I were driving to downtown LA to meet a friend and suddenly we came across a substantial bump in the road. DH pulled over, got out of his car, and turns out it was a squirrel. It was still faintly breathing but still severely injured. Seeing those poor little eyes almost made me burst out in tears, so I took some emergency gauze wrap in our car first-aid-kit (meant for the kitties and us), crudely wrapped the injury, put her in a makeshift carrier made out of an empty laundry hamper and a towel (this was the only time when all of the scattered things in our car have helped us!) and brought her to the nearest wild animal care center where they eventually treated it and released it back after a couple months of hospitalization. I was coincidentally bringing Gracie Cat to visit the friends in LA and I could see from the little holes in her carrier that she was very interested in what the little creature in the laundry hamper was.
No, i have never had a squirrel come up to me, but i have had a chipmunk. They too are cute, but i sort of stay away because they have claws and such. Yes, the crossing the roads, carelessly, bothers me whenever a squirrel or cat does it. The squirrels are careless but some cats just stroll like they are jaywalking.
We too have an English Oak Tree with nuts, and the squirrels love it before winter. They make a mess though because it seems they shell the nuts and drop the shells all over the place.We have a walnut tree in the backyard, and the squirrels can totally strip it of walnuts in just a couple weeks! Once in awhile a walnut will sprout in the yard, or along the side of the house. We know they were buried by the squirrels. We figure the squirrels must be the source of the ticks our dogs get in the summer, because we treat our whole yard for fleas so the dogs never have fleas, but they always get a couple ticks!
It was even sweeter when both kids napped! I spent too much of my quiet time telling the 4 year old to get back in her room!
Noooo! Its probably the same system we are supposed to get. I've got a funeral to get to and from that is a few hours away. And hair appointments on Friday. My son's hair is completely in his eyes now. DD is supposed to be getting her first real cut! Her hair is waist length and needs a trim. She says she wants to look like Tangled (Rapunzel) when she grows up. It was hard for the salon to figure time for the 3 of us on a Friday afternoon. I need to go when I have backup (aka my mother) so I can get my own done! If I don't get it done soon; my own hair will be waist length. It's like wearing a shawl...
Give it time! I have the best crowd at my feeder when the weather improves and birds start migrating through the area! In the winter my feeder is only busy when there is snow on the ground. I'm not sure when the feeding activity "peaks" for us. But I do see them coming with juvenile looking birds sometimes. I love my feeder! Except when the big birds come and eat like it's going out of style. My kids are trained to bang on the windows then.
Raine doesn’t have a high prey drive, but he does love his catnip mousies. He’ll paw them, pretend like they’re moving, paw, chase, paw, chase, and the routine goes ever on and on…
LOL- Miki loves watching squirrels outside. She’ll frequently paw at any little critter that passes by the screen door. She’s already eaten a mouse and a quail. Ferocious kitty.
Raine doesn’t have a high prey drive, but he does love his catnip mousies. He’ll paw them, pretend like they’re moving, paw, chase, paw, chase, and the routine goes ever on and on…
Are Calida and Merida the tortie/torbie kittens in your avatar? They are so beautiful and adorable.
That’s an adorable routine. My two feral kittens, Calida and Merida, like playing by themselves with so-called “interactive” toys (even the Cat Dancer!) I live in the countryside, so we get a lot of visits from little critters every week or so.
Thanks! A couple of friends have also suggested lemongrass. Could I find it in the “herb” section in a typical grocery store?
I’m pretty sure you can. Miki loves lemongrass and I buy it from the grocery store right next to my house. Good luck with the catio construction- make sure to post pics of your kitties exploring their new territory!
