Crazy mockingbirds

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Annie Wxill"
artfully composed this message within
on 14 Jun 2004:

We have a mockingbird that hangs out on our chimney. It sings
so loud that it sounds as if we have a bird somewhere in the
house. The cats ignore it. Jim and I kind of like it because it
chirps so many melodies.

I have the opposite opinion. lol Not that I don’t like birds, but in
the spring (they’ve just stopped doing this!!) the males will sing
ALL night long. I sometimes picture these poor things dropping off to
sleep in the middle of the day because they wore themselves out the
night(s) before.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Annie Wxill"
artfully composed this message within
on 14 Jun 2004:

We have a mockingbird that hangs out on our chimney. It sings
so loud that it sounds as if we have a bird somewhere in the
house. The cats ignore it. Jim and I kind of like it because it
chirps so many melodies.

I have the opposite opinion. lol Not that I don’t like birds, but in
the spring (they’ve just stopped doing this!!) the males will sing
ALL night long. I sometimes picture these poor things dropping off to
sleep in the middle of the day because they wore themselves out the
night(s) before.

--
Cheryl

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", "Annie Wxill"
artfully composed this message within
on 14 Jun 2004:

We have a mockingbird that hangs out on our chimney. It sings
so loud that it sounds as if we have a bird somewhere in the
house. The cats ignore it. Jim and I kind of like it because it
chirps so many melodies.

I have the opposite opinion. lol Not that I don’t like birds, but in
the spring (they’ve just stopped doing this!!) the males will sing
ALL night long. I sometimes picture these poor things dropping off to
sleep in the middle of the day because they wore themselves out the
night(s) before.

--
Cheryl

Cheryl wrote:

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Karen Chuplis
artfully composed this message within
on 14 Jun 2004:


Wow. Great shots. I've never seen a ceiling fan on a porch
before! Wow. Classy

I think the lawn in the shot is great. Very nice! I love that fence;
wrought iron?

Ceiling fans: You can't hang out on the terrace in 90 degree heat and be
comfortable without ceiling fans going full blast. That's the Miami heat
for ya!

And yes, the fence is wrought iron. It's actually not as nice as it
looks; it's 15 years old and is rusting in several places. Time to
replace it; preferably with something that won't rust! }

-Z

Cheryl wrote:

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Karen Chuplis
artfully composed this message within
on 14 Jun 2004:


Wow. Great shots. I've never seen a ceiling fan on a porch
before! Wow. Classy

I think the lawn in the shot is great. Very nice! I love that fence;
wrought iron?

Ceiling fans: You can't hang out on the terrace in 90 degree heat and be
comfortable without ceiling fans going full blast. That's the Miami heat
for ya!

And yes, the fence is wrought iron. It's actually not as nice as it
looks; it's 15 years old and is rusting in several places. Time to
replace it; preferably with something that won't rust! }

-Z

Cheryl wrote:

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Karen Chuplis
artfully composed this message within
on 14 Jun 2004:


Wow. Great shots. I've never seen a ceiling fan on a porch
before! Wow. Classy

I think the lawn in the shot is great. Very nice! I love that fence;
wrought iron?

Ceiling fans: You can't hang out on the terrace in 90 degree heat and be
comfortable without ceiling fans going full blast. That's the Miami heat
for ya!

And yes, the fence is wrought iron. It's actually not as nice as it
looks; it's 15 years old and is rusting in several places. Time to
replace it; preferably with something that won't rust! }

-Z

"Zorin the Lynx" wrote in message
...
So, as of late there has been a pair of mockingbirds hanging out near my
place. However, I was noticing that a lot of times, they start acting
insane. They jump along the fence, chirping loudly, even going as far as
to fly up and land on one of the terrace ceiling fan's blades right near
the window!

I was wondering why the birds were behaving so strangely; afterall this
was not normal nest-building behavior, and those loud chirps are not
normal mockingbird song. Eventually I correlated Lynxie's presence on
the windowsill with this behavior!

Yep, Lynxie's mere presence, relaxed and sleepy on the windowsill,
lazily watching the birds through a CLOSED WINDOW, causes them to go
into fits of insanity, even though the nest is like 40 feet away! What's
funny is that when they get like this, they grab Lynxie's interest,
compounding the situation. It's quite funny to see how daring the birds
get, coming within 5 to 6 feet of the window if I'm not near it!

Here's a few pictures:


http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...ceilingfan.jpg

http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...tches-bird.jpg

http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...rd-closeup.jpg

Birds are absolutely nasty to cats. Merciless. I've noticed it myself when
we were living on the 12th floor in Vancouver. Vino was always out on our
very large balcony and these birds would dive bomb Vino, swooping down and
taunting him. He would get so excited and chatter away, but he never got
one. Oh, maybe once he got one. Anyway, the birds would then congregate on
the 12th floor balcony of the building right across the parking lot from us
and chirp sassily at Vino. *******s!!! ;-)
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered
in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

"Zorin the Lynx" wrote in message
...
So, as of late there has been a pair of mockingbirds hanging out near my
place. However, I was noticing that a lot of times, they start acting
insane. They jump along the fence, chirping loudly, even going as far as
to fly up and land on one of the terrace ceiling fan's blades right near
the window!

I was wondering why the birds were behaving so strangely; afterall this
was not normal nest-building behavior, and those loud chirps are not
normal mockingbird song. Eventually I correlated Lynxie's presence on
the windowsill with this behavior!

Yep, Lynxie's mere presence, relaxed and sleepy on the windowsill,
lazily watching the birds through a CLOSED WINDOW, causes them to go
into fits of insanity, even though the nest is like 40 feet away! What's
funny is that when they get like this, they grab Lynxie's interest,
compounding the situation. It's quite funny to see how daring the birds
get, coming within 5 to 6 feet of the window if I'm not near it!

Here's a few pictures:


http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...ceilingfan.jpg

http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...tches-bird.jpg

http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...rd-closeup.jpg

Birds are absolutely nasty to cats. Merciless. I've noticed it myself when
we were living on the 12th floor in Vancouver. Vino was always out on our
very large balcony and these birds would dive bomb Vino, swooping down and
taunting him. He would get so excited and chatter away, but he never got
one. Oh, maybe once he got one. Anyway, the birds would then congregate on
the 12th floor balcony of the building right across the parking lot from us
and chirp sassily at Vino. *******s!!! ;-)
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered
in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

"Zorin the Lynx" wrote in message
...
So, as of late there has been a pair of mockingbirds hanging out near my
place. However, I was noticing that a lot of times, they start acting
insane. They jump along the fence, chirping loudly, even going as far as
to fly up and land on one of the terrace ceiling fan's blades right near
the window!

I was wondering why the birds were behaving so strangely; afterall this
was not normal nest-building behavior, and those loud chirps are not
normal mockingbird song. Eventually I correlated Lynxie's presence on
the windowsill with this behavior!

Yep, Lynxie's mere presence, relaxed and sleepy on the windowsill,
lazily watching the birds through a CLOSED WINDOW, causes them to go
into fits of insanity, even though the nest is like 40 feet away! What's
funny is that when they get like this, they grab Lynxie's interest,
compounding the situation. It's quite funny to see how daring the birds
get, coming within 5 to 6 feet of the window if I'm not near it!

Here's a few pictures:


http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...ceilingfan.jpg

http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...tches-bird.jpg

http://www.cs.fiu.edu/~flynnj/kitten...rd-closeup.jpg

Birds are absolutely nasty to cats. Merciless. I've noticed it myself when
we were living on the 12th floor in Vancouver. Vino was always out on our
very large balcony and these birds would dive bomb Vino, swooping down and
taunting him. He would get so excited and chatter away, but he never got
one. Oh, maybe once he got one. Anyway, the birds would then congregate on
the 12th floor balcony of the building right across the parking lot from us
and chirp sassily at Vino. *******s!!! ;-)
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered
in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Birds are absolutely nasty to cats. Merciless. I've noticed it myself when
we were living on the 12th floor in Vancouver. Vino was always out on our
very large balcony and these birds would dive bomb Vino, swooping down and
taunting him. He would get so excited and chatter away, but he never got
one. Oh, maybe once he got one. Anyway, the birds would then congregate on
the 12th floor balcony of the building right across the parking lot from us
and chirp sassily at Vino. *******s!!! ;-)
--
Britta

Poor, tormented Vino. Birds *are* awful to cats. I don't know what kind they
were, but there was some black birds that used to hop along the top of the wood
fence & sass Cherokee. They'd finally lure him to the top, and being old
tubbycat that he was, he'd fall off. I'm absolutely certain birds can laugh.

Sherry