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• Misty graduates!
  by clarkey

  An amazing thing happened Wednesday evening! Misty graduated from kittenhood to Cathood! I was outside, fiddling with an orchid. It …

  An amazing thing happened Wednesday evening! Misty graduated from kittenhood to Cathood! I was outside, fiddling with an orchid. It started to drizzle so I went back inside, Misty stayed out as there are a number of places she can shelter (she’s only small!). As I went back out a short while later, I heard some birds making frantic noises. I continued walking over toward the glass-house but turned to see what the noise was. I saw Misty making a beeline for the house with a couple of birds hard on her tail. I looked at Misty again; “Oh shit, she’s got a bird in her mouth!” They were making such a racket I figured it must have been one of their chicks. I saw a movement out of the corner of my eye, and thankfully, I ducked as I turned – one of the birds was flying straight at me. That would’ve been a big “ouch” if it had hit me! Meanwhile, Misty’s still making a beeline for the house, fluttering bird in mouth. I’d left the door open as it was a warm evening and I wasn’t planning on being out there for more than a couple of minutes! Needless to say, Misty’s in like Flynn, bird still in mouth. The parents still outside, flying around the verandah in a state of panic. I don’t know where Misty intended to end up but, I caught up with her in the passage just at the far side of the kitchen (we have an open style house – not many doors between the living areas). Buggered if she was gonna let that bird go. Hubby comes out of the study to see what the fuss is about. He “contains” Misty at the spot I caught up with her white I got a plastic bag. He grabbed Misty (who clawed him quite deeply for his nerve in taking her prize), and she finally dropped the bird. I grabbed Misty and shut her in the laundry – one would have thought she’d been beaten quite badly she was sounding so plaintive, she hadn’t, though! Boy, was she pissed off at us. The bird seemed to be fine, it was making a racket and squirming all over the place, although it didn’t get on it’s feet! Meanwhile, Len’s spread blood over a few places, but, the bird didn’t appear to be bleeding. He got it into the bag and I took it outside. I let it go over near the fence and went back inside. I closed all the doors (doors and security/flyscreen doors) and curtains so Misty (hopefully) wouldn’t be able to either see or hear the bird. It was dark by this time. I finally let Misty out of the laundry and she went straight to the spot where she’d last seen the bird! Not there – she starts sniffing and looking everywhere for it, while making enquiring noises! Poor pussy. I managed to get outside a while late without her getting out, and went to see if the bird was dead. No bird! Okay, it looks like everything is okay. Even before I got up Thursday morning, she’s making a fuss, she wants OUT! I finally let her out early afternoon. A short while later, I went out, too, don’t know why. I heard a noise and thought, “Oh no, not again!” Turn the corner of the house and, sure enough, she’s got a bird in her mouth, again! This time, I’d closed the door when I went out, so, she’s stuck, she can’t get into the safety of the house. I figured it was the same chick again; the parents were making crazy around the edge of the verandah but, they didn’t come under. Phew, I’m glad they didn’t. It would have been hard to avoid them if they had! So, . . . sitting on the doormat, wanting desperately to go inside, hanging onto the chick for grim death! I managed to get her to drop it without getting clawed. I grabbed her and got her inside. She’s protesting like mad – the bird is on the doormat, and even though she’s inside, she can still see it through the narrow windows either side of the door. She sounds so pathetic, it’s rather funny. A little while later, I open the door, but not the security door, to check on the chick. It’s not moving, I think it’s dead – she had it’s head in her mouth this time. Opening the door was a mistake, she’s frantic by now. Her prize is there but, she can’t get it! Hubby rings up a little while later. After answering his couple of question, I tell him she’s caught the same bird again, and this time, she’s killed it! Why don’t I go and bury it? “Cause I can’t get out of the bloody house – she’s following me around worse than a two-year old who won’t let Mum out of sight.” Okay, he’ll call in on his way to the club and do the deed. He does; she sees him pick it up, but, rather strangely, she didn’t follow him around the house, from window to window. He buries it and then comes inside to wash up (birds are known to carry fleas). she tries desperately to get outside but, we’re both awake up to her. Poor pussy! Even if she finds it, she won’t be able to dig it up – I told him to put one of my heavy terracotta plant pots over the top of it. I wouldn’t let her out of the house again yesterday. I did let her out this morning, and, of course, she went looking for birds! At one stage, I saw her sniffing along every inch of the places she’d dragged it, even the doormat where I’d made her drop it. I’m very glad it was only a Blackbird, a foreign invader which has caused untold harm to our native birds. If sh’ed managed to catch a magpie or raven chick, oh brother, she would have been in really deep trouble. I have to confess, I’m a wee bit proud of her as I didn’t think she’d be able to catch a bird around here – there are enough other cats which roam free all the time and, I figured the birds would be wise enough to stay out any cat’s reach. I can only guess that the one she caught was a very new fledgling! I was pissed off that she brought it into the house, though; however, she was only doing what any cat, large or small, would, taking her prize to a safe place!

• YAY!!!! My first Feature!!!!
  by Jan Richardson

  My photo ‘Male Australian Magpie’ has been featured in the ‘NSW Photography’ Group!! Thank you so much!! ;-)) !http://images-2.redb…

  My photo ‘Male Australian Magpie’ has been featured in the ‘NSW Photography’ Group!! Thank you so much!! ;-))