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#387941 - 01/08/13 10:27 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 10/05/06 Posts: 6955 Loc: PEI, Canada |
A funny event occurred over the weekend. This huge pheasant was attracted into our yard from some seed that was blowing out of a bird feeder. It was just 3 feet or so from my basement window when I was able to grab a camera.
![]() The funny part was that I then noticed Gimli, our mighty bird hunter of a cat, stalking him. He stopped about 15' away, stared at him for a while, then turned around and wanted in the house. The result, one demoralized hunter sulking in his basket of shame. ![]()
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#387943 - 01/08/13 10:37 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 02/05/06 Posts: 6469 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Great story and pics, Murph. Beautiful bird! And a smart cat.
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#387947 - 01/08/13 11:20 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 08/05/09 Posts: 6015 Loc: Milky Way Galaxy |
I like the basket of shame part.
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#387948 - 01/08/13 11:41 AM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 02/05/06 Posts: 6469 Loc: Fredericksburg, Virginia |
Even Murph's avatar knew better than to take on the bird. Bed of shame?
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#387949 - 01/08/13 12:01 PM
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![]() axiomite Registered: 06/20/03 Posts: 8488 Loc: Tacoma |
Awesome. Do you think Gimli just got to a certain point and went "wait a minute... that thing is huge!"
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#387950 - 01/08/13 12:57 PM
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![]() axiomite ![]() Registered: 08/05/09 Posts: 6015 Loc: Milky Way Galaxy |
All the other cats, and dogs, are probably laughing at him.
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#387951 - 01/08/13 01:05 PM
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![]() aficionado ![]() Registered: 05/01/02 Posts: 914 Loc: Davenport, Iowa, USA |
Great story! I love it!
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#387952 - 01/08/13 01:30 PM
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![]() connoisseur ![]() Registered: 02/17/09 Posts: 1165 Loc: Ottawa, Canada |
Thanks Murph, that's a good one.
BTW, love your cat's name. We chose the same name for our golden retriever. |
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#387955 - 01/08/13 01:43 PM
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![]() connoisseur Registered: 09/07/11 Posts: 1721 |
What's that white stuff on the ground, ha? None of that out here at the moment.
I luv the name. Gimli, Manitoba is where I underwent pilot training in 1967 & became a Flight Instructor there til 1971 when the base closed. It was white like that every winter & often hit -40C in those days. I do remember the square tires... TAM |
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#387990 - 01/08/13 09:55 PM
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![]() shareholder in the making Registered: 05/11/02 Posts: 10621 |
Great pics, Andrew. Yes, Gimli definitely appears to be "demoralized" and "sulking".
Occasionally I've noticed the neighbor's cat creeping stealthily toward a squirrel on it's stomach, never achieving success, of course. You wonder how domestic cats learned the proper hunting technique. All I can figure is that maybe they watched while African nature shows were demonstrating this on the TV.
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