Odd Stray Cat

Hey,
I have been seeing a strange cat in my yard recently which I think is a stray. Thing is, tho, it seems rather friendly, but at the same time scared stiff and I really don't know what to make of this cat. It's a male orange/ginger colored cat and, I'm not sure, but it seems to have silver eyes. Like, I made eye-contact with it, and at first I thought its eyes were white. Is that normal or something? I'm starting to wonder if I was seeing things.
That aside, tho, this cat seems to be behaving oddly. Once, when I was exiting my car, I saw it standing almost a meter away and when I walked to it, it just calmly walked off and crawled under my neighbors car. Then, this morning, I found the poor thin critter had somehow made it into my balcony-ish-place, well, a sort of outdoor room my cats hang out in. It's got a metal diamond grid which is big enough to fit even a large sized cat through and is covered in a sort of netting which my cats push out of the way when they enter, so as to keep out any other critters and give my cats their own space.
Well, anyway, the stray cat got into the balcony and was eating from the dish. It had looked pretty tame before, so I went outside to see if it would let me get close, but then it went somewhat crazy. I think I caught it off guard. At first, it looked at me and took a few steps toward me, like it wanted to come over, but then it turned around to get away and didn't know how to exit the balcony, so what it did was that it started climbing up the netting 'til it reached the roof (Around 24/25 feet high) and then it pushed aside the netting from all the way up there and jumped out! I had instantly retreated out of the balcony when it had started to panic, but it jumped out anyway.
So I was wondering, would it have gotten hurt from such a fall? I think it landed on its feet. Also, how would I be able to tame such a cat? It seems to have already befriended my own two cats, Boo and Jasmine, and I feel I would certainly like to befriend it myself.

Sorry, btw, if this isn't the right board.

You have been Chosen. This sounds like a cat who is used to people, is now stray, and would like to be with people again.

First though check "lost" ads and call around to the local shelters and vets and see if anyone has lost a cat of his description.

To earn his trust, just keep feeding him. Don't force contact.

Put the food out for him, and see if he will come out to eat with you near by. If not, leave. Each time try staying around, eventually he will come to accept you being there.

Slow easy does it steps.

Keep us posted, he sounds lovely and sweet. Red boys are my favorite.

I bet if you take it slow, this odd little kitty will realize that it can trust you. We have an orange guy who is shacked up under our porch (we already have five, so we just don't have the room to move him in). I've been feeding him since November, and he would catch me peeking out the window at him. Finally, two weeks ago, he started talking to me when I'd say hello, and one night finallly decided it was safe to approach me. Now he loves to curl up in my lap for an afternoon cuddle before I give him his dinner.

I am sure it is only time before your visitor will see that you are trustworthy.
Let us know how it goes!

I dunno, ever since he got frightened in the balcony he hasn't shown himself around me, but I hear him meowing a lot, and the food I put on the gate he sometimes sits on keeps on disappearing, so at least he's getting something to eat. I'm gonna keep on putting food out for him, even if he doesn't wanna play with me.