One of my best buddies!

[sharpiel]

Originally Posted by Larryp

My cat, now 15 years old, came from RSPCA when she was about 10 months old. She has ALWAYS been an indoor cat, and has never been in a position to kill anything.
We had another cat prior to the current one, also from the RSPCA, and even though she was both an indoor and outdoor cat, she was no killer. I think she had been taken from her mother too early and had not learned to hunt. She was friends with all the local wildlife-even a goanna! They used to lie next to each other in the sun. The blue tongues living in the front garden used to sit next to her on the front lawn, and if we went near them, they would move closer to her for protection-I suppose they didn't have to worry about kookaburras while sitting next to a cat! She never even looked at birds, except cockatoos-she was afraid of them!

It's funny you say that. All the cats inside here are TERRIFIED of the birds. Bitey beaks hurt! Not worth the risk when they're well fed! Risk -v- reward in action as ecologists would say.

[Nath2099]

I believe I've read that feeding wild birds is not recommended, especially parrots, as it is a major spreader of disease, especially if you just have a bowl that dozens of them congregate around that is left there permanently. I imagine it might be OK if the bowl is only left out for a few minutes while you have your morning coffee or whatever.

[leon]

Nice stories.

Leon

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Originally Posted by sharpiel

It's funny you say that. All the cats inside here are TERRIFIED of the birds. Bitey beaks hurt! Not worth the risk when they're well fed! Risk -v- reward in action as ecologists would say.

When I was growing up (a long, long time ago), we had a cat with very long, soft fur-part Persian. We also had a pet magpie at the time, and every breeding season, the magpie would chase after the cat to pull out her fur for nest building purposes-the poor cat was too scared to go outside.

[AstralTraveller (David)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

When I was growing up (a long, long time ago), we had a cat with very long, soft fur-part Persian. We also had a pet magpie at the time, and every breeding season, the magpie would chase after the cat to pull out her fur for nest building purposes-the poor cat was too scared to go outside.

A bit like this currawong with a koala.

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Originally Posted by AstralTraveller

A bit like this currawong with a koala.

yep!

[netwolf]

Twice daily some days more Cokatoes other days more lorikeets , my wife started by feeding a few and now they sit and knock till they are fed rain hail or shine.