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[Aggie_Ama]

The stupid tabby was stalking Clem (my house finch friend) this morning. I really like cats but I like my little bird visitors and don't want the kitties eating them. What is worse the other day three cats were sitting under the bird bath, now the birdies won't want to use it if the cats are there.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

YAY!....my two grown daughters are both visiting me right now at the same time! A rare occurrence due to conflicting schedules. I'm taking lots of pictures, and we are walking down to town now for breakfast.

[Tuckervill]

It so rare to have them all home at once, and that makes it all the more precious.

Ama, put a sprinkler near the bird bath and walk out in the back and turn it on when the cats are nearby.

Karen

[Aggie_Ama]

It so rare to have them all home at once, and that makes it all the more precious.

Ama, put a sprinkler near the bird bath and walk out in the back and turn it on when the cats are nearby.

Karen

DH suggested a BB gun which I am pretty sure: 1. might hurt 2. is possibly illegal and 3. would be frowned upon. But while I love cats your method sounds fun in a slightly evil way. Sorry, but I like my little bird visitors and I don't want kitties having a buffet in my yard when the chicks hatch.

[TsPoet]

DH suggested a BB gun which I am pretty sure: 1. might hurt 2. is possibly illegal and 3. would be frowned upon. But while I love cats your method sounds fun in a slightly evil way. Sorry, but I like my little bird visitors and I don't want kitties having a buffet in my yard when the chicks hatch.

This time of year is a farce at my house. The birds are swarming my feeder/bath, the neighbor's cat comes over to check the birds out. My little mutt (in my avatar) goes out to bark at the cat. My other dog goes out to chase the cat now that the barking dog has told her there's something to chase. The cat starts to run around my yard with both dogs chasing its tail. The birds flitter up into a high tree to watch. When the dogs and cat go away, the birds come back.

[salsabike]

Ts, that sounds downright Looney Tunes--I can practically hear the cartoon theme music.

Amanda, if you put the bird bath far away from any shrubs cats can hide it, and have it high up, the birds should be okay. I have one from Wild Birds Unlimited that is on a tall iron stake, with a shallow plastic bowl. It's too high for the cats and away from shrubbery. Because I have a lot of bird feeders, all the 'hood cats hang out here--it's like going to the movies for them, I think. But they never get any of the birds.

[Crankin]

Lisa, have fun with your daughters. When both of my sons are home, or we are all together anywhere (very rare), I try to remember every single second.
My oldest son's gf just moved back here from NYC, so we have been seeing him less frequently... in fact, I think I talk to Scott, who is back in Iraq, more frequently.

[Aggie_Ama]

Thanks Salsa. The bath is pretty tall and surrounded by stinky society garlic, not shrubs. The birds seem pretty onto the cats antics so maybe it is game for them.

I once had a cat, Spider, that was a stealthy hunter. She was a petite and beautiful white and grey siamese mix. Our neighbors had a purple marten house and those birds dived and attacked her. She silently took it until one day she brought one to the back door. She also caught a hummingbird (that was sad), snake, cardinal, many mice and quite a few lizards that we knew of. And she was only 7-8 lbs when she died in a garage door accident at 13. I do love cats but I just like my seasonal visitors too. I am lobbying for a bird feeder.

[BleeckerSt_Girl]

Two nice pictures from my two grown daughters' visit to me over the past two days! What a treat to have them both together at once!
Robyn...remember Ralph's Cafe?

[TsPoet]

Lisa,
you look familiar.
one of your daughters looks just like you.
your daughters look just like each other.
one of your daughters doesn't look like you.
you are all three beautiful
I'm amazed at how that works sometimes.

[Selkie]

Lisa, you and your girls are beauties. You must be close---you look so happy!

Our next door neighbors have a bird sanctuary of sorts (multiple feeders, bird bath, etc) but no place for the birds to roost. Unfortunately, they fly into our yard and hang out in our azaleas and big old oak trees. My two golden retrievers are very "birdy" so they catch the birds and kill them. It's pretty upsetting, but when you have bird dogs, you have to expect it.

We've ordered a "bird deterrent" kit -- basically "fake" owl eyes that you hang in your shrubs/trees to discourage the birds for roosting.

[Crankin]

Great pictures, Lisa! You looked so happy. Hope Ralph behaved during your meal!
One of my kids looks just like me and the other looks so much like my husband, it is scary. Yet, if you look at them, you would know they are brothers.

[Pax]

Wonderful pictures Lisa, you all look so happy and loved.

[Trek420]

Amanda, if you put the bird bath far away from any shrubs cats can hide it, and have it high up, the birds should be okay. I have one from Wild Birds Unlimited that is on a tall iron stake, with a shallow plastic bowl. It's too high for the cats and away from shrubbery. Because I have a lot of bird feeders, all the 'hood cats hang out here--it's like going to the movies for them, I think. But they never get any of the birds.

Like this? Tiny postage-stamp sized patio with large dog. Birds seem to know the dog really can't get them. I'll try to get a picture complete with birds before I move.

[Biciclista]

Trek, you keep those geraniums alive year round, don't you?!

I Love seeing how people resemble their families. A fascinating study.