One lucky CP

["Gemfyre" <>]

Just replying to this because I realise I accidently sent my original reply 
to the poster only and not the group.
My cat has had up to 4 bells on her collar at one time and still 
successfully caught brown honeyeaters all too frequently.  Thing is the BHs 
seemed to be all she caught - possibly because they nest so close to the 
ground.  She's now kept in at night - which is when she'd make her catches 
and bring them in, causing my dad to fly into a rage and me to throw the cat 
in the laundry while I frantically tried to catch the bird and rush it to 
the vet.
So yeah, I know firsthand that bells don't work.  There's a collar you can 
get (which is pretty expensive) that makes a bipping sound when the cat 
pounces.  To me it seems that that's too late for a bird to get away.
Belinda