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A lucky pic and a depressed cat
#387941 01/08/13 03:27 PM
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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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Murph #387943 01/08/13 03:37 PM
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Great story and pics, Murph. Beautiful bird! And a smart cat.


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Murph #387947 01/08/13 04:20 PM
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I like the basket of shame part.

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Murph #387948 01/08/13 04:41 PM
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Even Murph's avatar knew better than to take on the bird. Bed of shame?


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Murph #387949 01/08/13 05:01 PM
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Awesome. Do you think Gimli just got to a certain point and went "wait a minute... that thing is huge!"


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Murph #387950 01/08/13 05:57 PM
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All the other cats, and dogs, are probably laughing at him.

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Murph #387951 01/08/13 06:05 PM
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Great story! I love it! smile


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Murph #387952 01/08/13 06:30 PM
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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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Murph #387955 01/08/13 06:43 PM
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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...

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Murph #387990 01/09/13 02:55 AM
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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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