Ginger, Gimme Five! photo by Brigitte Jordan
This is our cat Ginger. She likes to get spanked and afterward, she reaches out for more. The important thing I want to convey here is that outdoor cats and feral cats kill 1 Billion (with a “B”) birds each year in the USA! This is a major concern for us birders and should be for all cat owners as well. Ginger is a twelve year old cat that hangs out on our porch and has never been a birder (or a mouser for that matter).
It is important that we educate the public about the dangers that feral and free-ranging domestic cats pose to birds and other native wildlife. Audubon Birdscapes has an excellent post on this subject with some great links to help folks understand the situation. After you check that out, go look at some of the other Camera Critters!
18 responses so far ↓
1 Yen // Oct 18, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Ginger is adorable!~Mine is posted HERE. Happy CC!~
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2 Carletta // Oct 18, 2008 at 8:11 pm
My what big paws she has!
Cute image.
My kitty likes to watch the birds out the window and ‘talk’ to them. Even then I remind her to leave them alone.
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3 Lyn - A Blog in the Rough // Oct 18, 2008 at 8:21 pm
High five back atcha!
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4 Martha // Oct 18, 2008 at 8:30 pm
What a great shot! I’m glad to report the stray kitty I’ve been feeding for years now doesn’t even give birds or any other animals a second thought
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5 Judi // Oct 18, 2008 at 8:37 pm
Awsome, and I don’t really like cats. I am a big tattle tale on cats. Ones that stalk my bird friends. I put out bird feeders and chase cats. I rat them out to the grounds keepers.
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6 david mcmahon // Oct 18, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Thanks for the visit and the comment, Larry. Your shot of the kingfisher with wings stretched is supreme.
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7 Dirkjogt // Oct 19, 2008 at 12:09 am
Great picture! Thanks for the information on the birds of prey (was forgotten to ask the owner).
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8 Larry // Oct 19, 2008 at 1:40 am
Hi Carletta, thanks for stopping by and thanks for keeping your kitty inside!
9 Larry // Oct 19, 2008 at 1:49 am
Hi David, thanks for the comment but the kudos for that photo go to Tyler Allred over at Nature Smiles- http://www.nature-smiles.com/
10 babooshka // Oct 19, 2008 at 6:08 am
Superb photo. I’m all for educating people about feral cats and the danger tomy sweet little graden birds.
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11 marLou // Oct 19, 2008 at 8:54 am
Great catch on the kitty paw! And thxs on the info. I never knew cats did that but should have known.
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12 Lisa's Chaos // Oct 19, 2008 at 9:25 am
What a cute photo! It scared me being on a bird blog, but I understand why. I had no idea they killed so many birds! I am very glad we have no cats roaming our neighborhood.
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13 marie // Oct 19, 2008 at 10:42 am
our blackie loves to be spanked too!
this is a great photo of your kitty… our kitties stay inside so they aren’t attacking birds, but i know our blackie would probably catch a few if he were let out.. he’s shown remarkable skills as a hunter just in the house (he found a lizard for us one evening!)
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14 Thomas Web Links // Oct 19, 2008 at 11:45 am
Adorable cat!
15 sandy // Oct 19, 2008 at 12:43 pm
wonderdully cheerful post high five to you sandy
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16 Klaus // Oct 19, 2008 at 2:29 pm
A cat that likes spanking, huh? How naughty is that!
Cheers, Klaus
17 Rach (Heart of Rachel) // Oct 20, 2008 at 7:53 am
Cute shot!Ginger is a lovely cat.
Sad to say there are many too stray cats in our country. Ginger is lucky to have a good home.
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18 Bird Advocate // Apr 9, 2009 at 8:07 pm
My yard is full of cats! None are mine, I assure you.
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