More kittens . . . very cute. (dial up warning - maybe)

[bertha katzenengel]

I shot these the day I thought the wind had brought me a solution to trapping -- it had slammed the enclosed porch door on this little family while they dined. But they were too wild and too terrified to keep in captivity. I will have to use humane traps when it's time for spay/neuter.

I actually shot these after I'd opened the porch door. I don't think the kittens realized it was open, and Ringtail, the mama, was protecting her babies.

[qnr]

1. Cute :) That second photo reminds me of Alinak when he was a young pup

- he always used to find cinder blocks to use as pillows (I know the kitten isn't doing that, it just reminds me)

[bertha katzenengel]

2. Where did you get Alinak's name from?

Unusual name. I like it.

[qnr]

3. To be entirely honest, I made it up. I knew some people with names that

had the same type of sound (up in Alaska) and since he was a husky/malamute mix, I wanted a name that suggested 'the north'

I'm kind of weird with names. Got a kitten from a shelter, and I was clueless what to name her, so I called her Thursday because that was the day I picked her up.

[bertha katzenengel]

4. I like made-up names. Not made up, but i once named a cat

"Chain Saw" because her purr could wake the dead. My roommate took umbrage and re-named her "Makita." :)

[bertha katzenengel]

5. they're just too cute to be missed

:kick:

[Arugula Latte]

6. Aw, they're so gorgeous.

Thanks for taking care of the little darlin's. :hi:

[Sanity Claws]

7. Good luck to you and the feline family

The mom cat looks awfully scared but the kittens look curious. The kittens look so adorable -- I know someone will fall in love with them and adopt them.

[BlueIris]

8. Those cuties are really cute.

They remind me of some of the wild things that visit our house in the woods.

[Tallison]

9. Did you take these with a flash digital?

I'm rarely am able to get a shot of a cat looking directly at the lens with a flash digital without eye reflection and some squint. Part I think has to do with shutter lag inherent to most digitals. But the reflection there must be a way around.

Adorable picks! I love tabbys!

[bertha katzenengel]

10. Yes. I think the reason I didn't get any red- or green-eye is that the sun

was also shining into their faces. :shrug:

My camera has a setting that flashes a dim flash before the main flash/shutter opens. But in cats the only thing it does is make them squint earlier. Oh, well.

[Benfea]

11. Kidgies! -nt