Wild Life

[poliphilo]

A fat, brindled-grey  pussycat appears in the backyard. He is looking up at something that interests him in the ivy on the side wall. I stare at him through the window. He catches on- and returns my gaze. I think hostile thoughts. He drops his eyes, turns and hurries away.

I'm sorry, but I'm not having it. This backyard belongs to a family of blackbirds and a robin. Go back to your house and eat kitty-chow, fat, brindled-grey pussycat. You're not welcome here-  beautiful though you undoubtedly are.

As the cat disappears round the side of the house I notice the robin watching from high up in the bare branches of the hawthorn tree. He's not stupid. He knew.

Comments

[mummm.livejournal.com]

I was told a while back that cats only catch the birds that are not well.
Personally, I think it depends on the cat.
Rudi can't catch anything... spoiled rotten fat cat that he is. He just tries to stare them down.
Right now he would never go outside anyway. It's -20ºF.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I don't believe that either.

It's my main objection to cats- that they decimate the wildlife- and I'm very fond of wildlife- birds especially, but also mice.

-20. I'm not sure I can even imagine what that must feel like!

[mummm.livejournal.com]

-20 plus wind chill... imagine your skin freezing within minutes.

Personally I think that humans have done FAR FAR more to decimate the wildlife than cats. I'm fond of wildlife too.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

And, of course, it's the humans who own the cats.....

[mummm.livejournal.com]

okay