This is the family of strays that have recently found us. Boots, the big guy with his face in the dish has been around for a couple of years. He hails from a long line of "Boot's" that have inhabited this neighborhood since I moved in here in '95. Last winter he disappeared and we feared he'd met his demise but he showed up again this spring, skinny as a rail and we couldn't help but feed the poor fella.
Well sometime over the summer he found himself a girlfriend and looks like they spawned at least one sibling. "Momma" (on far right) and "Baby" on the left. Momma & Baby only showed up a month or so ago. We live not far from a lumber yard so I'm guessing that's where Baby was born and their winter shelter.
Here they all are sharing the remnants of our Thanksgiving bird complete with gravy and warmed in the microwave. While I had the door open to snap a pic "Shadow" decided she wanted some too and scooted out the door to stick her face in the dish! Now usually this would have lead to a fight but I managed to scoop her up by the harnass and usher her butt back in the door so the "Family" could finish their dinner!
Well sometime over the summer he found himself a girlfriend and looks like they spawned at least one sibling. "Momma" (on far right) and "Baby" on the left. Momma & Baby only showed up a month or so ago. We live not far from a lumber yard so I'm guessing that's where Baby was born and their winter shelter.
Here they all are sharing the remnants of our Thanksgiving bird complete with gravy and warmed in the microwave. While I had the door open to snap a pic "Shadow" decided she wanted some too and scooted out the door to stick her face in the dish! Now usually this would have lead to a fight but I managed to scoop her up by the harnass and usher her butt back in the door so the "Family" could finish their dinner!