Tweet tweet? Yeah...Nah.

The only explanation available for this sort of behaviour is that there must be a new cat in the neighbourhood. None of the other local cats dare to venture in to my garden, instead opting to take a route over the roof tops in the full knowledge that should they set foot on the ground inside my boundary two extremely fast greyhounds await.

[KWind]

Poor little bird. Nice clear shot!

[Graeme Stevens]

@kwind Thanks very much - it's not too bad, I'm about to get another very small bird skull with minimal effort involved ;)

[Bill Fenske]

Oh, how fortuitous, a new skull for you! But, what's with the color?

[Graeme Stevens]

@bill_fe It was certainly a stroke of luck - as for the colour, I have no idea what happened

[Richard Sayer]

This is sad... any life snuffed out is sad.

[Carla]

o no! Great comp but o so sad

[Graeme Stevens]

@vignouse Agreed, especially as he (or she) can hardly have been doing anything to irritate said cat
@carla42 Thanks very much, and yes

[April Milani]

Im glad that you save the bones. It is good to see her life not go to waste.

[Frances Tackaberry]

Sad......

[Kate Goring]

Poor little fellow.

[Graeme Stevens]

@kategoring Ah yes, but a new skull for me ;)
@frantackaberry Nature is a hard mistress
@aprilmilani I get most annoyed with the cats - they're not even hungry!

[Yao RL]

Don't show this to Gareth Morgan. The quality of this shot is so good and he would love to have it as a poster.

[Mek]

With nest and all

[Shepherdman's Wife]

How sad

[Graeme Stevens]

@shepherdmanswife Nature is a bitch sometimes
@mastermek Yes indeed, no sign of eggs though
@yaorenliu Thanks and no, wouldn't dream of it

[Nick]

Aww, so sad.

[Swillin' Billy Flynn]

You sure it's not just resting or pining for the fiords. :)

Cool shot.

[Taffy]

Poor thing...poignant with the nest so close but offering no protection.

[Graeme Stevens]

@taffy Indeed, but I guess that's nature and I'm certainly not about to argue with David Attenborough ;)
@swillinbillyflynn It's not reacting anymore. Cold water maceration has begun to that I can get at the skull!
@nickspicsnz Yes, but that's nature I guess.

[tony gig]

That's nature, no cats in our Garden also, Paddy as all on letting me walk in it...

[Graeme Stevens]

@tonygig It is indeed, I dare say this one will get caught in the act eventually

[Pat Knowles]

Perhaps the greyhounds know something about it......I see house & bird both done for! Lovely detail of feathers & nest!

[john morley]

no doubt it's little skeleton is neatly stowed away in the Stevens house, maybe with the cat's scull beside it...

[Graeme Stevens]

@jack4john I'm still waiting on the cat but the bird is definitely well taken care of
@happypat Thanks very much - I have asked them but they had surprisingly little to say

[Marnie]

Bloody cats!!

[Joan Robillard]

Something tells me it isn't only the cat's who avoid your yard.

[Graeme Stevens]

@joansmor Most people avoid i too
@golftragic Abso-damn-lutely.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

Sad, but beautifully captured.

[Saxa van Eijnsbergen]

I'm mean of course by you, not the cat.

[Graeme Stevens]

@overalvandaan LOL Thanks very much

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture of death

[Graeme Stevens]

@photographycrazy Thanks very much :)

[Marnie]

@graemestevens I take it your dogs don't chase the murdering monsters. Maggie takes great exception to any feline that dares to set foot on her patch.

[Graeme Stevens]

@golftragic Generally speaking my dogs are too busy sleeping, but when they do spy one...let the games begin, and at high speed