Fluffy Mama Cat’s kittens are following her to the porch. Here she is with three of the four:
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Photo: Fluffy Mama Cat and Two Kittens
Here’s Fluffy Mama Cat and two of her four kittens:
Cats: Busy Kitties!
The We were out of town last week, and the outside kitties were busy kitties! I had to do a few double takes while checking the game camera chip yesterday. First, I woke up this morning to look out the door and saw the feeder had been tipped over and contents spread on the porch. I fixed that and swapped the game camera to discover what happened. The first thing I did was take a second look, because it looks like Junior‘s brother has found us. He’s a darker gray, but he has the same facial expression and the signature curved tail. I thought I’d noticed a smaller cat on the camera in recent weeks. I’ll have to check now that I’ve clearly identified this fellow to see how long he’s been masquerading as Boomer.
The amazing thing to me, and what required me to check the photos closely was counting nine different cats making an appearance this week. In addition to the raccoon and the opossum (I’ve verified at least two of them on an earlier date).
First, let’s look at what happened to the feeder. As I suspected, the raccoon was involved, but he didn’t finish the job. That was left to someone else. Notice Tarzan, Lady, and Ajax are fascinated by the show being put on by the raccon. He moved the feeder and dislodged the food tray. He also managed to get the feeder off-center in its bungee cradle, setting it up for the second act.
This boy seemed a little surprised when he managed to tip the feeder over:
This kitty resembles Tarzan, but in a daylight shot, he looks like he may not be well:
That’s two of the nine cats I counted. Here are the rest. You’re familiar with some, but there are a few new ones. First, the Fluffy Gray. I’m fairly certain she had kittens about a month ago, so we should see them coming up in a few weeks. I’m also fairly certain this cat is Sapphire’s mama. She seems interested in Ruby, who watches from the window:
Walter has reappeared.
And Boomer showed up doing what Boomer does:
And these two are not the same cat.
I think the one on the right is a sibling of Daphne’s. While eye color is different, the facial expression is right on.
I’ve seen the fellow on the left periodically. I call him Gray Socks, and I think he lives up the street. The kitty on the right is new to me and is either black or dark gray. There you have it. A busy game camera week filled with busy kitties.
Cats: Working Together?
Until today, the last time the long-haired gray cat showed up on camera was April 6 at 2am. I’m suspecting a couple of the ferals are working together.
I strongly suspect she’s about to give birth to another litter of kittens (or already has between the 6th and today).
I’ve especially noticed Boomer spending more time in her vicinity lately. I suspect he’s keeping an eye on her. This morning, I brought two cans of Fancy Feast out for Walter. He was a little jumpy, but I was able to pet him a little, and he readily ate one can. I opened the second can, and he hemmed and hawed around and began heading under the house. I picked up the bowl and put it on the porch. Later, on the camera chip. I saw he’d been at the bowl, but the bowl had nearly the full can of food in it afterward.
Not too much later, I noticed the long-haired gray cat wolfing down the contents of the bowl before going to the food bowl to eat a little more. I can’t tell if she’s had her kittens or not, but if she has, the absence would be about right before she might feel comfortable to leave them and seek nourishment. I’m imagining Boomer and Walter have been looking out for her. Walter knew when I put the second can out for him that I would leave what he didn’t eat on the porch. Long-haired gray got away from the kids as soon as she could to stock up on nourishment before heading back to mama duties. While long-haired gray was on the porch eating, Boomer was on the steps watching over her.
At least, that’s what it seems like to me.
Cats: Feline Balancing Act
Negotiating household peace with nine cats is a feline balancing act. Until I began adopting the ferals, I never had feline territorial war problems. All my cats just got along. If you’ve been following along for the last couple of years, you know that hasn’t been the case. First, we … Continue reading →
Cats: Walter
Cats: Gray with Socks
Cats: Outside Buffet
The outside buffet has been quite active lately. In the most recent Kitty Kam chip reading, I counted six cats at various times. Boomer and Walter are still visiting regularly. I’m troubled to note Walter has an injury, but he doesn’t appear to be limping, so hope it’s just a … Continue reading →
Cats: Game Camera News
What’s new with the game camera? We’ve been out of town for a week, so I swapped game camera chips and took a look. The dynamics outside are completely different without our dynamic duo of Junior and Sneaky out there running the show. Boomer and Walter are regulars and the … Continue reading →
Photo: New Feeder Visitor
We have a new visitor to the feeder, a long-haired black and white who knows to come after 7am for breakfast. Do opossum talk? This one looks like it does. We have a regular opossum visitor. If I could tell any obvious differences, I could say if we have more … Continue reading →