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Cats & Birds: My Latest Column
My latest "Bird Watcher" column in The Record is about the family cat, Pook.
I not only write about her yard list and her amazing bird identification skills, but also about why it's best for cats to stay indoors.
Here's the opening:
"My wife likes to watch birds almost as much as I do, but the real bird watcher in our family is Pook, our black cat.
"With no real job or household duties aside from killing an occasional bug, she spends most of her daytime hours sitting on the table by the picture window, where she watches the parade of birds at our backyard feeders. For Pook, it's the feline version of public television — occasionally interesting and commercial-free."
The link is here.
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Your cat is probably frustrated out of his mind that he can see the birds yet he can’t reach them. They are so close, yet so far, separated by only a thin piece of glass. Your cat is being teased every day!
Cecilia Harvey
Audiocanyon -
Told my daughter about your article and she said “we knew that”. Our cats “favorite” is also the downy…gets her VERY riled up.
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You may already know this, but your article got a plug from Wild Bird Magazine on their Facebook page! 🙂
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Sweet!!
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luv the article today. I guess Pook’s, “Lick, lick, lick & yum, yum, yum.” are silent. 🙂
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Your cat is probably frustrated out of his mind that he can see the birds yet he can’t reach them. They are so close, yet so far, separated by only a thin piece of glass. Your cat is being teased every day!
Cecilia Harvey
Audiocanyon
LAnderson
Told my daughter about your article and she said “we knew that”. Our cats “favorite” is also the downy…gets her VERY riled up.
julie mccall
You may already know this, but your article got a plug from Wild Bird Magazine on their Facebook page! 🙂
http://www.facebook.com/wildbirdmagazine
Deedeeburnside
Sweet!!
sally t..
luv the article today. I guess Pook’s, “Lick, lick, lick & yum, yum, yum.” are silent. 🙂