Got two for you, today!
We saw a whole bunch of movement out the window, and discovered it was Butterscotch, chasing Beep Beep.
Beep Beep is a much better climber than Butterscotch, who never got more than a few feet off the ground. Beep Beep, on the other hand, is about 20-25 feet up, in this pictures.
Beep Beep, the mighty huntress – queen of all she surveys!
One of the joys of being able to take many pictures, very quickly, using a digital camera, is getting those split-second shots.
This may well be the bleppiest of tongue bleps, I’ve ever managed to catch!
As I write this, we are starting to wind down from several busy days. Christmas Day itself, we try to keep more of a quiet affair. The fifth candle of our advent wreath has been lit, we have had our dinner, and it is time to get some rest before we continue with our holiday activities.
Beep Beep is such a poser!
I sometimes wonder if she actually expects to catch any birds while up on the platform feeder, or if she’s just there for the view.
Merry Christmas!
Beep Beep was a co-operative subject again, while sitting on the platform feeder.
You can see the house, reflected in those gorgeous eyes!
We see these two the most often. The little guy on the left in the photo is the one that tends to come into the feeding station at a run! Brightens my day, every time!
I’ve uploaded another batch of photos from the camera in the living room. I’m so happy! There were so many good shots, it was hard to choose which ones to post. I’ll be putting them up, little by littler, over the next few days.
First up, we’ve got this adorable little puff ball.
I’m not usually able to catch the birds while they’re in the lilac bushes. The camera on its tripod is set up facing the feeding station. By the time I’ve spotted a bird in a spot I can see with the camera (sometimes, that means quickly tilting over the tripod!) and turn the camera, they’re usually gone. They do not stay anywhere for long!
:-D
I think this is the first time we’ve seen Rolando Moon on the platform feeder.
She seemed to be there just to keep her paws warm! :-D
Correction: I do believe I am in error – this is not Rolando Moon, but Big Jim! Rolando Moon is missing the tip of one ear.
One of my daughters let me know that the water bowl in the sun room was no longer on its heater, so when I had a moment, I went out with a pitcher of fresh warm water, heading through the Old Kitchen to fix it.
On opening the inner door, I noticed the food bowl in the sun room was empty, so I paused to grab some kibble to top it up.
Of course, as soon as I opened the door, there was a flurry of cats running out of the sun room, while others were running towards the Old Kitchen door. I saw Ferdinand run out, and then Slick headed for the door.
Except…
Wait a minute.
Is that Slick?
Thanks to Ferdinand staying in the doorway, preventing the other cat from getting out, I was able to grab a few quick pictures. I had to show it to my daughters to confirm.
This is not Slick.
What I did not see until my daughter pointed it out to me, not only is Ferdinand in the doorway, but Nicky the Nose is outside, looking through the window.
The new cat finally ran past Ferdinand when I opened the door. I never saw Nicky the Nose at all, but Ferdinand did not run off like he usually does. He actually hung around, watching me from just a few feet away, as I knocked the ice out of the outside water bowl and refilled it, as well as topping up one of the outside food bowls.
The water bowl was indeed knocked off the concrete block, but there was no spill. It was completely dry! With the outside bowl frozen over, they were very happy to have fresh water.
He has the saddest expression on his face!
My older daughter had been seeing a strange cat that was more grey than Slick, off and on, but this is the first time I’ve finally seen him. So he’s actually been around for a little while.
This brings us to 14 outside cats in total. The 6 kittens. Beep Beep, Butterscotch, Rolando Moon and The Hand are all cats we were feeding when we first moved out here. Slick, Nicky the Nose, Ferdinand, and now this guy. That’s basically twice as many as we were regularly feeding last winter.
No wonder we’re going through the cat kibble so fast! ;-)
The Re-Farmer
The Re-Farmer 