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The bird hunter.

The bird hunter.
Couldn't get to sleep last night so up late. Did my Saturday chores and spent most of the day fiddling around with my new ground bird feeder. Not too many birds using it . I thought I saw Beaky but it may have been another robin. It's beak seemed to be OK and it had a few white feathers. Perhaps a female so I'm hoping Beaky has a girl friend.
Quite a lot of time was spent rearranging in the kitchen so I can photograph inconspicuously. I'm cursing buying the jigsaw as it means the kitchen table is fully extended. At my rate I reckon it will be Christmas before I get it completed. Decided to give it to the end of April and see where I've got to. A couple of pieces were fitted into place today.
While I was reorganising and taking photos a neighbours cat appeared. Usually I would have gone out and shooed it away but there were no birds in sight so I took a few photos just as it gave it's head a good shake. It's middle aged, overweight and has never caught a bird but it likes to pretend it's still a hunter.

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 Jean
Jean
5D0B7115 copy 2
3 years ago.
 Thérèse
Thérèse club
Rigolo !
Trop nourris aux croquettes les chats de maintenant!
Bon dimanche jean
3 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Admirables les deux prises ...Bon weekend.
3 years ago.
 HappySnapper
HappySnapper
I like how the whiskers in the second shot have too on a propeller shape as it shakes it's head, Flying cats Eh !!
3 years ago.
 Colin Ashcroft
Colin Ashcroft club
Great action photos. We have 2 regular cat visitors and often go out and give them a good talking to about how well fed they are and to leave the birds alone. This is now so successful that we never get a word out these days they run off as soon as a door or window opens :-)
3 years ago.
 M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !! ( Marj )
M♥rJ Photogr♥phy !!… club
Great captures Jean & comical .....Since I lost my Dogs every cat in the neighbourhood sits in my garden & Poos !!!!!
What is the picture of your Jigsaw ?
3 years ago. Edited 3 years ago.
 Keith Burton
Keith Burton club
Ha, ha........two delightful photos Jean. I love your description of the cat - in some respects it's sounds like me :-))

It often takes the birds a while to become used to anything new in the garden. I have no doubt you ground feeder will be well used in due course.

I have absolutely no patience for jigsaws.......but my wife likes to do them.
3 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
You got two fabulous shots of the cat shaking its head Jean!! Let's hope Beaky and the other birds will watch out for him! We once had a neighbour with a cat that looked like Hitler....he had a black moustache, and he used to frighten my cat, Kevin!
3 years ago.
 Jocelyne Villoing
Jocelyne Villoing club
Sourire... bon dimanche Jean.++++++++
3 years ago.
 Weard Bültena
Weard Bültena
Moin,
gut erwischt.
Weard
3 years ago.
 Annemarie
Annemarie club
:)Most beautiful image:)
3 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
Just in the right moment, Jean !
3 years ago.
 Gillian Everett
Gillian Everett club
Cats are so entertaining
3 years ago.

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