My cat chirps at birds

My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was wondering
if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound with his
lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's very bizarre. Has
anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam

On Sun, 08 May 2005 06:33:43 GMT, "Adam Helberg"
wrote:

My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was wondering
if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound with his
lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's very bizarre. Has
anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam

Yep, it is common practice for some cats, they almost seem to talk.

Squirrel


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"Adam Helberg" wrote in message
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My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was
wondering
if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound
with his
lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's very
bizarre. Has
anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam



My 2 girls "talk" to the birds when they're sitting in the window. It's
pretty cute!!


Shannon

"Adam Helberg" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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: My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was
wondering
: if others have seen.
:
: When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound
with his
: lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's very
bizarre. Has
: anyone else seen a cat do this?
:
: Adam


According to the cat book this is absolutely normal behaviour, I myself have
never been able to watch it though.

Carola

My Stella does this... kind of a half meow half chirp. Sometimes its longer
an and almost stuttered but it's amusing nonetheless.

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"Adam Helberg" wrote in message
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My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was
wondering if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound
with his lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's
very bizarre. Has anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam

Adam Helberg skrev:

My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was wondering
if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound with his
lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's very bizarre. Has
anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam

Several of the cats I've had over the years have made funny, almost
clicking noises with the same jaws movements you describe, every time
they've seen a bird outside the window.
As far as I can tell, it expresses the frustration of seeing a possible
prey without being able to get at it.

Niels Peter
www.bluewhite.dk

"Adam Helberg" wrote in message
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My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was
wondering
if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound
with his
lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's very
bizarre. Has
anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam




All mine have done that.

W

"Niels Peter" wrote in message
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Adam Helberg skrev:

My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and
was wondering
if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping
sound with his
lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's very
bizarre. Has
anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam

Several of the cats I've had over the years have made funny, almost
clicking noises with the same jaws movements you describe, every time
they've seen a bird outside the window.
As far as I can tell, it expresses the frustration of seeing a possible
prey without being able to get at it.

Niels Peter
www.bluewhite.dk

My Tigger made the same sound when she used to go outside. At the time I
figured she was telling off the mocking birds and blue birds who would dive
bomb her and try to peck her head. Since my other guys make similar sounds
and don't go outside I figure it's just a cat thing and I'll never
understand only being a lowly human.

W

Adam Helberg wrote in message
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My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was
wondering
if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound
with his
lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's very
bizarre. Has
anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam


Many cats do this. My currents cats just cry in frustration. However, my
previous cat - Tiggypuss - used to chirp and 'chatter' with his teeth while
his tail swished. The tail-swishing is awareness mixed with pure annoyment;
the chattering chirp is actually a 'practice run' for the killing bite which
kitty would use if only he/she could get at the bird. (The killing bite is
usually in the neck, so that the bird is swiftly subdued, thus avoiding
injury from the beak).

Spider

On Sun, 08 May 2005 06:33:43 +0000, Adam Helberg wrote:

My cat Freddy has an unusual behavior I've not seen in other cats and was
wondering if others have seen.

When he hears a bird singing he sits looking up and makes a chirping sound
with his lower jaw vibrating and his tail sweeping from side to side. It's
very bizarre. Has anyone else seen a cat do this?

Adam
Yes -- TuTu does it all the time. MLB