I woke up this morning to find a pair of falcons, I think they're falcons perched on the fence in the back yard. .the other one flew off just before I could take the picture, but I've seen them nearby before. Today was the first time I saw them together. .pretty nifty..
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Redtail hawks.
Quote from: Mermaid on August 07, 2015, 08:00:55 AM
Redtail hawks.
I'll buy that. .still pretty cool. .maybe they'll catch our lazy, whiney cat for dinner. .
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Found a cormorant floating in the lake last week. Apparently someone shot it in the back and left it in the water. They're considered a nuisance bird because they catch so many fish They're federally protected, but SC got a program to let hunters kill them 2 months out of the year to control the population. I'm pretty sure that the program doesn't include hunting them in private, residential lakes though.
Lots of different water fowl around here. .
Something else rather odd. .we have several humming birds that feed at the feeder, nothing odd about that, but what is odd is that even in pouring rain they're still out feeding. .Right now we have a thunder storm going on with the birds still feeding as if it's a sunny day. .
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on August 07, 2015, 08:07:03 AM
I'll buy that. .still pretty cool. .maybe they'll catch our lazy, whiney cat for dinner. .
Careful what you wish for. They can do that if they are desperate.
Our country side has many kinds of wildlife, given we are mostly wheat/cattle land. Many hawks at some times of the year. We can tell the season by the species of roadkill ;-(
Quote from: Mermaid on August 07, 2015, 06:22:19 PM
Careful what you wish for. They can do that if they are desperate.
We're thinking about giving her away because she's a pest and pukes up hair balls all the time. .She's pretty though if someone wants a long hair cat..
I suppose I could take her to the taxidermist before shipment.
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Brush her with a slicker brush and get her addicted to petroleum jelly. You won't have much of a hair ball problem if you do that.
Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on August 07, 2015, 09:13:53 PM
We're thinking about giving her away because she's a pest and pukes up hair balls all the time. .She's pretty though if someone wants a long hair cat..
I suppose I could take her to the taxidermist before shipment.
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Don't give her away, it will break her heart. :(
I could never part with my cat, love her to much.
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Even when she sits downstairs meowing for me to come down instead of her coming upstairs to sleep here, or going poop in the litter box despite the back door being open, I still love her.
Oh wait, this was about falcons, right, urm..
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Mmm, better.
Quote from: Munch on August 08, 2015, 09:29:39 AM
I could never part with my cat, love her to much.
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Even when she sits downstairs meowing for me to come down instead of her coming upstairs to sleep here, or going poop in the litter box despite the back door being open, I still love her.
Oh wait, this was about falcons, right, urm..
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Mmm, better.
Cats are grand. Had one for over 20 yrs.; part Siamese, so he talked a lot. Miss that conversation. The dogs we have are furry children. He was a furry-god, for he ruled the house--dogs and all. Cherish your cat, Munch--and I know you do.
Our cat likes me more than Sylvia even though I don't feed her or clean the shit box and Sylvia's had her for 6-7 years. She sleeps right at my feet every night. I guess I just know how to pet a pussy right.. :biggrin:
Quote from: Mike Cl on August 08, 2015, 11:07:55 AM
Cats are grand. Had one for over 20 yrs.; part Siamese, so he talked a lot. Miss that conversation. The dogs we have are furry children. He was a furry-god, for he ruled the house--dogs and all. Cherish your cat, Munch--and I know you do.
Dam right, she's a real queen ^^, she even keeps my nephews in line when they get to grabby. You know one of the best moments for me, was the first time my boyfriend was here, he sat on the couch, she was sitting on the back of the couch, and she started rubbing her head against his. It was like.
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Quote from: AllPurposeAtheist on August 07, 2015, 09:13:53 PM
We're thinking about giving her away because she's a pest and pukes up hair balls all the time. .She's pretty though if someone wants a long hair cat..
I suppose I could take her to the taxidermist before shipment.
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Don't give her away, APA. She'll get depressed and will be very unhappy. What if they gave you away, because your hair is long and it shows around the floor when you loose any? Cats puke hairballs all the time, yours probably do more because of her long fur. About being a pest... Who isn't?
yeah agreed, my cat has had accidents around the house because she wasn't use to using a litter box (she's getting older so doesn't seem as bothered with running out in the garden as before), but I just gave her time, and now she does.
Really, your cat loves you, the hairballs and fur is just a thing all cat owners get use to.
Quote from: Munch on August 09, 2015, 05:49:10 AM
yeah agreed, my cat has had accidents around the house because she wasn't use to using a litter box (she's getting older so doesn't seem as bothered with running out in the garden as before), but I just gave her time, and now she does.
Really, your cat loves you, the hairballs and fur is just a thing all cat owners get use to.
Yep, that is so. One thing I did not get used to--the offerings he brought in every now and again--dead mice and a bird or two. Tolerated it--never accepted it.
No animal hath greater love, than that he brings his human some of his own kill. I am a cat owned human ... no surprise.
Quote from: Baruch on August 09, 2015, 10:55:35 AM
No animal hath greater love, than that he brings his human some of his own kill. I am a cat owned human ... no surprise.
yeah.. she pretty much owns me too, I come at her beckoned call, I feed her and she turns her nose up at it if she wants something else, I clean up her relief, and I can't pick her up, she has to come to me and rub her head on me to let me know I'm her monkey servant.
QuoteYep, that is so. One thing I did not get used to--the offerings he brought in every now and again--dead mice and a bird or two. Tolerated it--never accepted it.
I never had that with her, she's never brought anything in. Even when I found her with what looked like a dead frog in the garden, she was his pawing it, and when she came in it stopped playing dead and hopped off.
Quote from: Baruch on August 09, 2015, 10:55:35 AM
No animal hath greater love, than that he brings his human some of his own kill. I am a cat owned human ... no surprise.
Don't get me wrong. I adore cats! I really miss being owned by that glorious old guy. I can still hear him coming in thru the 'doggie' door just jabbering away. He could carry on a better conversation than most people. I knew he loved to show off his prowess as a hunter by giving us trophies--just never liked that much. But then, he never really cared if I liked it or not. :) He had a great attitude!
A couple of other reasons actually. We have my elderly father and step mother here and this particular cat has a habit of milling around under foot creating a real tripping hazard. I suspect we'll keep her, but I'm not even the one suggesting she goes. Heck, she's a wonderful foot warmer at night in bed.She doesn't budge till breakfast time
My mother's cat is constantly getting under her wheelchair ... and he knows he has nine lives, so live dangerously!