Our cat this evening, happily stalking another cat she knows in some long vegetation at the churchyard.
She got our friendly robin this morning. Gutted and out came the collar and the bell. She acted very poorly after I put the collar on her, not eating, not moving. Refused to come indoors so gave her a blanket to snuggle into in the garden as the winds were so strong today. I actually got worried that she was having a rotten time of it with her kidneys.
So, I took the collar off this evening. She was instantly brighter, happier, ate and played - just like she just played me. Sigh, outsmarted by my cat yet again! Will try the collar again in a couple of days and in the meantime I'll have to throw away our bird feeders.
@boxplayer At least foxes do it because they're hungry, not like bored cats! It makes me so very sad though as been feeding the same birds for a long time and then their offspring. They know me and even follow me to the churchyard for more grub, swooping and calling right by my head!
We used to have a blackbird who'd come into the house and tell me he'd run out of food in the garden too, lol. Used to walk right through the back door and into the lounge to find me, then walk back out and sit on top of the door, waiting! :-)
Our Leo we taught not to catch wildlife, took a couple of months and then he left them alone even though he loved to hunt when we first got him. We saw him sniffing noses with squirrels a couple of times and the wildlife trusted him in the end! I was hoping to do the same with Lucy but don't think possible sadly as she's not as smart by a long shot :-)
@blightygal oh that's totally amazing re the blackbird! And Leo! Foxes do actually kill for fun too - although I shouldn't say fun, it's more about learning how to kill I think. When there were two youngish ones in the garden we'd see them leaping and pouncing in play with each other just as one did once with a sparrow it had caught.
We used to have a blackbird who'd come into the house and tell me he'd run out of food in the garden too, lol. Used to walk right through the back door and into the lounge to find me, then walk back out and sit on top of the door, waiting! :-)
Our Leo we taught not to catch wildlife, took a couple of months and then he left them alone even though he loved to hunt when we first got him. We saw him sniffing noses with squirrels a couple of times and the wildlife trusted him in the end! I was hoping to do the same with Lucy but don't think possible sadly as she's not as smart by a long shot :-)