. . . and I'm not very happy about it. Maybe it is not fair to accuse her without evidence, but I strongly suspect that Sheba was the guilty party.
I found a red crossbill near my back steps about noon. Then about 5:00, I went into the garage and found a little brown bird (some type of sparrow maybe) by the back steps, still warm. I'd only come in for a break from my yard work and the "gift" was delivered while I was inside.
I've had Red Cat for six years. The first year, he brought me a bird, I scolded him, (I know many here would say I shouldn't have done that), he released it and it flew away, and he has never brought me another. I've had Purdy four years. He never brought me a "gift." In the past six years I also found one dead bird in the yard, and the next door neighbor said he found one last year. Of course, there are occasional stray cats going through, so it isn't certain that Purdy or Red Cat were responsible for those, but they probably were. So maybe three birds in six years, unless some were left laying in the woods.
But now - two birds in one day! Too much! I don't have six bird feeders in my yard just to lure the creatures to their death! I've only been letting Sheba out the past couple of months, but I'm beginning to think I'll have to confine her again. She must be a super hunter, because there have been days she hasn't wanted breakfast, lunch or dinner, yet she isn't losing any weight. I've only seen her with rodents before, though.
I found a red crossbill near my back steps about noon. Then about 5:00, I went into the garage and found a little brown bird (some type of sparrow maybe) by the back steps, still warm. I'd only come in for a break from my yard work and the "gift" was delivered while I was inside.
I've had Red Cat for six years. The first year, he brought me a bird, I scolded him, (I know many here would say I shouldn't have done that), he released it and it flew away, and he has never brought me another. I've had Purdy four years. He never brought me a "gift." In the past six years I also found one dead bird in the yard, and the next door neighbor said he found one last year. Of course, there are occasional stray cats going through, so it isn't certain that Purdy or Red Cat were responsible for those, but they probably were. So maybe three birds in six years, unless some were left laying in the woods.
But now - two birds in one day! Too much! I don't have six bird feeders in my yard just to lure the creatures to their death! I've only been letting Sheba out the past couple of months, but I'm beginning to think I'll have to confine her again. She must be a super hunter, because there have been days she hasn't wanted breakfast, lunch or dinner, yet she isn't losing any weight. I've only seen her with rodents before, though.
