On 12/25/2010 7:10 PM, Jim Yanik wrote:
Jeff wrote in
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On 12/25/2010 9:37 AM, LouB wrote:

Good for the neighborhood. Lets the cats out so they can kill birds,
chipmonks, etc. Also so they can wail at night.

They are good cats, and they do kill a lot of rodents.

Have they brought you any?

Quite a few, although not so many lately. I've got pics!

The Chipmunks usually show up live, the mice never.

I had a cat once that brought me dead mice,and a live bird which it
released indoors,that was hilarious;my mom a bird-lover trying to get the
bird out of the house while the cat was leaping all over the place trying
to recapture it. 8-)

Oh, I can imagine!

There are a
couple of vacant lots nearby so it is happy hunting grounds for them and
the hawks and owls. Not all cats are good hunters though. And neutered
cats don't have much reason to wail.

I happen to like chipmunks, it is there unfortunate lot in life to be
both tasty and entertaining.

Jeff



it's not easy for a cat to catch a healthy chipmunk,squirrel,or bird.

I believe that. It's a skill, I've seen the kittens going off with Mom
to learn. Some cats are excellent hunters, some are failures. All are
intensely interested. It's instinctive.

there's no shortage of them,either.

Not here, any ways.

I understand that down under, feral cats are a real threat to some
birds. I rarely see them take a bird though.

Jeff