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Old August 16th 11, 04:48 PM posted to rec.pets.cats.anecdotes
MaryL[_2_]
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Default Cats and hummingbirds



"---MIKE---" wrote in message
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I have a tall cat tree with a platform on the top. It's about two feet
from a window. Outside the window are two large hummingbird feeders.
The hummers are swarming around the feeders. Tiger seems to have no
interest in watching them (Amber is not able to get up there). Wouldn't
you think he would be interested?


---MIKE---
In the White Mountains of New Hampshire
(44° 15' N - Elevation 1580')


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I have two tall cat trees, one with two tall posts and one short post and
one with three tall posts plus one short post. Each one has three beds
mounted on the posts, and one also has a tunnel. Duffy absolutely adores
them. He is like a little gymnast and swirls up and down the poles from one
perch to another, then decides on which one to use for a nap. Holly is
really not interested in the cat trees. She likes to leap to the back of
chairs or sit in a window. I have always noticed that she is far more
interested in the movement of falling leaves than she is in birds. I do
have several bird feeders and some bird baths, but the hoomin occupant of
this house (me!!) is more interested in them than the furry occupants. When
I am using the computer (which is often), Duffy is most likely to climb the
post I had mounted to the side of the computer hutch. He will literally
"hang out" over the top of the hutch and reach toward me. Holly almost
instantly appears at the side of my keyboard, which does not contribute
anything to my productivity but contributes a lot to my emotional
well-being. She is so graceful that she will suddenly land on the keyboard
tray (not the keyboard itself, fortunately) before I am even aware of her.

MaryL