so candy has started hunting...

[dancestomyowntune]

and bringing her catches into the house... to play with...

just caught her with a squirrel almost as big as her

she is about 3 and this is a new thing. why?!?!?

[cozietoesie]

She's learned her trade now is all.

[moonbells]

My sympathies. Moonkitten found his spurs a few weeks back and we're now up to four pigeons, one squirrel and several fledglings. He's 16mo so we are both in for the long haul I'm afraid.

[chockbic]

Is it true that female cats hunt more?

If its any consolation they do tend to slow down a bit as they age.

Once got left a bird that had been plucked clean. Must have taken hours!

[cozietoesie]

But plucked by who is the question..... (Bet it was nicked from somewhere. )

[crazynanna]

My Pops just hunts Dreamies [winks]

[chockbic]

It was she alright. Had a mountain of feathers on the floor to show for it.

One very pleased looking mog, with an oven ready bird.

If you like that sort of thing

[cozietoesie]

I stand corrected - and what an asset to have around the house. If you could only get her to peel potatoes.............?

[dancestomyowntune]

It's when she brings them in alive and literally plays with them! Until she gets bored and finishes them off. I mean she's a tiny cat, and this squirrel was almost as big as her! Bleurgh!!!

[cozietoesie]

It should hopefully calm down a little in a month or two as autumn comes in. (Bleaker gardens so less cover, fewer inexperienced young 'uns around, bad weather v a warm house etc etc etc.)

The she'll switch her attention to inside the house. (Resident mice if you have any.)

[dancestomyowntune]

I wouldn't mind if she was getting mice already resident... she's bringing the same things in!!!

[WitchWay]

I'm impressed she caught a squirrel!

One of mine specialises in moles

[moonbells]

Moonkitten has now brought down a racing pigeon. Sigh.

[Fluffycloudland77]

My cats raison d'être is to catch a pigeon. He's never managed it.

Little sods decided to stay out tonight, I have been out in pjs trying to get him.

[dancestomyowntune]

Yep, candy had a pigeon last week. The squirrel was a shock though, I thought they were too clever to be caught by a house cat!

[Loveleopardprint]

I once came home to a blood dripping wing hanging from the TOP of my 6ft garden gate!! It was like something from a horror film. Vlad is banned from the cat flap as he kills so much!

[sashh]

dancestomyowntune

My cat is on the left, the one on the right is front next door, in the tree is a squirrel and another cat.

[cozietoesie]

I wouldn't give a whole lot for their chances. Yours and next door's look ready to stay there all day.

[sashh]

Very soon after taking this the squirrel made a dash for another tree and shortly after that to the fence and was gone.

[cozietoesie]

Bright animal. That's why they're flourishing. (I'm assuming it was a grey?)

[sashh]

Yes.

Only the second time I've seen one around here.

But the park, well that is different. They will eat out of your hands.

[cozietoesie]

Hah! I saw a pretty squirrel in the park when I was about 6 or 7 years old and decided to take him home as a pet. I still have the scars on my wrist these many years later.