this post is a reprint from the "The Dave Report" archives, originally published 3/15/05... enjoy!
Our cats' favorite hobby is bird watching. They really love watching the birds: woodpeckers, robins (but not Robin), bluejays, chickadees, purple finches, cardinals, and mourning doves. The cats are just completely fascinated as the birds hop around our deck, chirping, eating food, and taunting. Always just out of reach on the opposite side of a sliding glass door.
For fun, sometimes a few birds will hop up right next to the sliding glass door and stick their tongue out at the cats. Or, they would if they had tongues. (Do birds even have tongues?) Occasionally, in retaliation, one of the cats will pounce. Followed quickly by an "oh yeah" moment. As Chubby (one of our cats would say), "stupid glass!"
A few weeks ago, our cats decided that not all birds are enjoyable to watch. A hawk had paid a visit to our deck. Only Blackie was bird watching at the time, and she did the best she could to hide behind a potted plant. Blackie later said, "Just because I can't get through glass doesn't mean that that huge monster bird thing can't get through!"
