hallenhe
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We took Thaxter out on the deck to bask today (the weather's been beautiful these past couple weeks). He sat on my husband for awhile, then wandered onto the rail that goes around the deck. After he'd spent some time wandering and sitting in different places, he'd settled down about two feet from me. A mourning dove came along and, to my considerable surprise, came in for a landing right next to/behind Thaxter; at the last moment the bird did a double-take ("Egad! What's this?"), aborted the landing and flew off. Thaxter seemed wholly unperturbed.
So - birds and other beasties can turn up, even when you're right there (though this did seem rather an oblivious dove). But Outdoor Time is too valuable, especially as my guy gets older, so we'll continue to hang out on the deck and just keep a sharp eye out.
So - birds and other beasties can turn up, even when you're right there (though this did seem rather an oblivious dove). But Outdoor Time is too valuable, especially as my guy gets older, so we'll continue to hang out on the deck and just keep a sharp eye out.