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One lucky CP

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Subject: One lucky CP
From: "Bob Cook" <>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 13:42:02 +1100
John, et al
 
This is really common - unfortunately.  If you watch a cat stalk, it always moves very stealthily and only pounces at the last moment.  By that time, the ringing of a bell is far too late.  It's a shame we can't prevent the sale of these bells as people think they stop cats catching birds and they just don't!!!
 
Bob Cook
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Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] One lucky CP

My border collie (also a twitcher) and I rescued a crested pigeon from the neighbour?s cat on Saturday evening around dusk. We live on a 2-acre block at Highvale (around 35ks n/w of Brisbane cbd). The moggie was toying with the capture up the back of our block and my dog came in the house barking for me to take a look. Of course the cat took off as we approached and I was able to rescue the CP. Unfortunately the dog was unable to catch the cat!!

 

The CP was missing all but 4 tail feathers and plenty of down feathers from around the anal region. Very little blood though and no puncture marks so I dabbed it with some Betadine in the appropriate places and took it off to our wonderful wildlife carer for some R & R where it has lived through the initial shock (which is the usual killer), and has survived to day 4. Hopefully in around a month?s time I will be able to release it back in this vicinity.

 

A peculiar aspect of this episode though is to attest to the fact that the cat was wearing a collar with bells and serves to prove a suspicion that I?ve had for some time: -

            I?m certain that after wearing these bell collars for some time, cats learn to hunt and stalk without them ?ringing?.

 

Anyone have any comments in this??

 

Cheers

John

 

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