Did my cat just killed a bird?

In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work & there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about an hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30 minutes - lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd last seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.

Priscilla

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work
& there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He
wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about
an hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30
minutes - lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd
last seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.


Wahh hahaha! My thoughts exactly! I see them all the time in the roads
having "wakes" for dead birds and squirrells. They are so charming I
wonder why I don't worry about them getting hit. *S* I DO slow down
and try to avoid them. I also try not to look at what they are doing.
Priscilla

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work
& there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He
wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about
an hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30
minutes - lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd
last seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.


Wahh hahaha! My thoughts exactly! I see them all the time in the roads
having "wakes" for dead birds and squirrells. They are so charming I
wonder why I don't worry about them getting hit. *S* I DO slow down
and try to avoid them. I also try not to look at what they are doing.
Priscilla

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work &
there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about an hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30 minutes -
lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd last
seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.

Priscilla

Cynic. ;-)

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work &
there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about an hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30 minutes -
lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd last
seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.

Priscilla

Cynic. ;-)

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work &
there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about an hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30 minutes -
lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd last
seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.

Priscilla

Cynic. ;-)

Realist. ;-)

Priscilla

In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work &
there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about an hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30 minutes -
lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd last
seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.

Priscilla

Cynic. ;-)

Realist. ;-)

Priscilla

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work &
there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He
wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about an
hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30
minutes -
lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd
last
seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.

Priscilla

Cynic. ;-)

Realist. ;-)

I really *do* think it was a funeral. They were all perched on the fence
top & in nearby trees around the area of the garden where I'd last seen the
ill crow enter, & they were cawing like crazy for a long time (maybe half an
hour). Whether or not they ate the victim later, I don't know. I didn't go
hunting for its body right away, but neither did I later find it. Another
possibility - that they carried it off?

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

"Priscilla Ballou" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Cathy Friedmann" wrote:

One died in my backyard a few of years ago. I came home form work &
there
was an obviously ill crow on back lawn, poor guy (or girl). He
wandered
into the garden & I guess died in there someplace. 'Cause about an
hour
later I heard a large amount of cawing that lasted perhaps 30
minutes -
lots
of other crows gathered in a sort of circle around the place I'd
last
seen
the sick one - I think they were holding a wake or funeral.

No doubt with refreshments.

Priscilla

Cynic. ;-)

Realist. ;-)

I really *do* think it was a funeral. They were all perched on the fence
top & in nearby trees around the area of the garden where I'd last seen the
ill crow enter, & they were cawing like crazy for a long time (maybe half an
hour). Whether or not they ate the victim later, I don't know. I didn't go
hunting for its body right away, but neither did I later find it. Another
possibility - that they carried it off?

Cathy

--
"Staccato signals of constant information..."
("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon

Yesterday, my female cat Shiva caught a bird as I was walking outside the
house. She got excited when she saw me and came over quickly to do her
offering. She put it down in front of me and it was uninjured enough that
it managed to fly away immediately. I was relieved. It was only because
she didnt have time enough to play with it that the bird got out of it. My
male cat, Chaka, has never ever did any offerings in all his 13 years. He
even runs away with his prey to make sure he keeps it for himself.

Offering depends on the cat personality. I would tend to think that
females do it more, because they have the mother instinct. I can't know
that for sure though.


Elaine


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"Kuisse0002" a écrit dans le message de news:
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I cannot believe it but I think my cat killed a bird. She sleeps 23 and a
half
hours a day and spends the rest of the time eating and sitting like a
spinx
before sleeping again. This morning was as per normal but I noticed a
sorta
dead bird about two feet away from her favorite sleeping spot on the
flower bed
and bird feathers all over her sleeping spot. Could she have killed the
bird?
But she did not bring it up to me as an "offering" which birds usually do
for
their owners. I had to pick up the dead bird and put it in the trash.
Yucks to
think that I would cuddle her and nuzzle up to her face, etc.