Charlie Caught His First Bird

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Charlie, our one year old kitty, is a hunter. He has been watching the birds around our place for a month or so now, eyeing them up, creeping, crawling, getting ready to pounce. Now he seems to have put all the watching to use, for his own benefit. The other day he came running into the house, straight through one door and out the other, a squawking sparrow in his mouth. By the time I went after him the poor wee bird had died of fright and lay on the garage floor at Charlie's feet. Poor cat, once the bird stopped moving he lost interest and was unsure what to do with it. He looked up at me waiting for praise and probably didn't expect the growling he received and the removal of his prize. It's hard to growl at a cat for catching a bird though, they're just doing what comes natural to them. New Zealand cats are outdoor creatures, unlike in some countries, and spend time both indoors and out. It's summer here now and birds are plentiful. There's really no way we can stop his hunting instinct.