Am joining in Hazel Dene's series about the Joys of Winter. Once you've read my post, pop over to her place - it's fun :D)
It was too chilly to be outside, so I took photos through a window, and our resident Bronzewing Pigeon was posing beautifully....
[As always, click images to enlarge]
... then, I saw this scenario unfold (one of the neighbourhood cats)
I quickly snapped the photo, then banged on the window, but the pigeon was frozen with fright.
Fortunately, MD made even more noise and pigeon flew off to safety.
If not for the chilly winter weather, we wouldn't have noticed.
Thanks for joining in my Winter Wednesdays...it is fun isn't it. I love the colours of the bronzewing against the background. Glad MD saved it fro the cat.
ReplyDeleteLoved the photo of the sneaky cat. I am pleased the pigeon lives another day.
ReplyDeleteCould have bee one of these tragic little events of everyday life!
ReplyDeleteHmm next door's kitty needs to wear a collar with a couple of bells on it!
ReplyDeleteStitchin'time certainly has the best solution! Thankfully you were alert to what was about to transpire and managed to nip it in the bud :) What a BEAUTIFUL pigeon!
ReplyDeleteIt's very cold here today, too. Blustery, overcast and with stormy conditions forecast. Winter is definitely with us...we had a perfect day, yesterday...warm, calm...it felt like the start of spring ;)
Stay snug. I'm sitting in front of the fire :) Love it!!!
Big hug,
Des xoxo
Oh no! Phew! Thank goodness for a noisy MD. As much as I like cats, they're mortal enemies of our wildlife.
ReplyDeleteThat would explain why you don't have a family of wrens. Too dangerous for the tiny birds.
Love the colours in the bronzewing's wings.
I thought our neighbours cats were house cats until I saw one in the garden the other day ... explains the lack of little birds in our garden since they moved in .. I like cats but birds and cats don't mix.
ReplyDeleteThose are pretty colours on the bronze wing, you captured them well, thought we were going to see some feathers fly there for a moment lol!
ReplyDeleteTHAT's a beautiful pigeon!!
ReplyDeletethankfully...MD didn't do the 'silent crawl across the ground on tummy' act...and the pigeon's little feathered butt was spared! ha!
I know that feeling! Sometimes when I feed the birds I think I'm setting them up for the neighbors dastardly cat!!
ReplyDeleteThe pigeon photo was very nice, almost as if you planned those color co ordinated pebbles.
> PIGEON IS ANSWERING ALL YOUR KIND COMMENTS TODAY:
ReplyDelete> Hazel, "ta for compliment.. i am pretty aren't i O>!"
> Deb, "i was verrry scared *shiver* O> "
> DeeBee, "WAAAAAH... oh wait, it ended up ok didn't it!! O>"
> Stitchin Robyn, "that's right, think i'll drop a few hints as i fly over their house O>"
> Desiree, "oh my little beak.. i feel real good now O>"
> Vicki, "i keep telling those two that's why mr & mrs wren are too scared to visit. the man saved me... i luv him O>"
> Joan Elizabeth, "that's right, we all gotta live together in the same street, but the problem is we mix like oil and water O>"
> Tania, "oh, i am still shaking... lucky me, my feathers are still on me and i am alive. this is our yard and i was born here O>"
> Laura, "happy days, my little self was spared... i luv livin' in this yard with those funny old people O>"
> Mary, "oh thank you for saying i am very nice in my photo. the man gives me bread every day so i like to let the lady take my picture. she keeps trying to get a perfect picture of my wing colours O>"
Oh Susan that could have turned out to be a horrible shot. That is a very pretty bird. B
ReplyDeleteThat would have been horrible to see...thank heavens for noise and your being present!
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> PIGEON STILL REPLYING TO KIND COMMENTS:
ReplyDelete> Buttons, yes, it could have been horrible. i think the lady and man who look after me will be keeping a much better eye out for me now. thank you for saying how pretty i am O>
> Linda, i got all frozen on the spot. thank goodness the man made a loud sound and scared the cat away. i flew off and went "na na na na naaaaa" at the cat. the man is making another loud sound now. i think it's called "snoring" ha ha O>
Great shots thru the window. A healthy looking pidgeon...nice meal for the cat. I don't think they really like to eat birds, it's just the sport. So glad you and MD dubbed kitty "spoiled sport".
ReplyDeleteSusan I am so happy I found you my blogger friend too. I am very grateful. B
ReplyDelete> Susan, thank you... ha ha, am glad I'd recently cleaned the window. Now, just have to clean up the weeds on that driveway - looks awful doesn't it ;-)
ReplyDelete> Buttons, thanks B, that's lovely :D)
i always enjoy your photos of around where you live...
ReplyDelete> Sandy, thanks, and the feeling's mutual :D)
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