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sharp_stick

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4. Neighbors cat

Reply to MiddleFingerMom (Original post)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 03:22 PM

Sep 2012

a couple of years ago decided he wanted to make a play for one of the baby turkeys walking through our back yard. He started stalking this poor little fluff ball of wild turkey and had made it to withing 10 or so feet when mama turkey saw what he was doing.

I had no idea a full grown turkey could move that fast, she was after that cat and I think the cat was lucky to get away.

I think the cat came down out of the cherry tree he was chased into a couple of hours later. I never again saw him anywhere near a turkey.

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Cats - always confused when they run into a bird (a BIRD!!!) with more attitude than they EVER had.. [View all] MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 OP

Don'tcha just hate days like that? dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #1

Peacocks have the skills to back up the attitude. sarge43 Sep 2012 #2

And at least... AnneD Sep 2012 #3

Neighbors cat sharp_stick Sep 2012 #4

Our cats generally ignore the chickens, but I swear MaryJane figured out that hedgehog Sep 2012 #5

And peakcocks are mean fuckers too! Taverner Sep 2012 #6

My friend Phil used to have several peacocks that roamed around his family's farmhouse. MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #7

one word Kali Sep 2012 #8

About a week ago, I saw a pic of a bird attacking some guy's groin and guess who I thought of!!! MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #9

!!! MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #12

There's a family in my novel that keeps watch geese. Based on a real family I knew. nolabear Sep 2012 #10

MiddleFingerMomTom used to raise goats for milk and geese for eggs on his farm. MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #11

Screwing with city slickers? It's fun and easy. n/t sarge43 Sep 2012 #13

You're lucky the goats didn't get at you! When I did wildlife rehab we had a little petting zoo. nolabear Sep 2012 #14

My brother lived at an intersection on an old back state highway. The only "residents" of his "town" MiddleFingerMom Sep 2012 #15