Our elder cat, Scout, and I were lounging on the back porch yesterday afternoon having a heart to heart talk about the birds and the bees. Scout has been spayed, so it wasn’t THAT kind of talk. Instead, we were captivated by the appearance of what I believe to be a barred owl that makes a showing at Doright Manor every evening around 5 p.m.
It looks a great deal like the owl found on the Audubon Society’s page:
I told Scout that she wasn’t to try to make friends with the owl, as such an attempt wouldn’t end well for her. She assured me that she wouldn’t leave the safety of our screened-in porch, but she hesitated to vouch for her younger “sister,” Patches, saying something along the lines of, “The idiot will most likely be shoved, I mean, might accidentally run right out the door and into the grasping claws of that owl.”
There’s no love lost between my felines.
Within seconds of our conversation we heard a ruckus coming from the lake.
To me it sounded as if a predator had absconded with one of the offspring of our pair of nesting egrets. Ours aren’t as large as those pictured below, and would make a tasty snack for an alligator or even a turtle, but from the sound of the commotion something swooped down from the sky and alarmed our great egrets.
Scout turned to me and in all seriousness said, “Gee, I hope that was, I mean, wasn’t Patches.”
Such concern.
Peace, people!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
I’m sorry but I laughed. I imagine my dog saying similar things about our cat
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I’m portraying Scout as much nicer to her sister than she really is. She’s such a bully.
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My cat is younger and way smarter. I always tell my dog that the cat will always have the advantage because she can jump onto things. My dog can’t make it onto the couch
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I can just imagine your cat always being just out of reach when the dog seeks revenge.
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They’re both pretty sweet, but they annoy each other. The cat will eat the dog food, and the dog will stare. The cat will try to play with her toy and the dog will steal it. But the cat is just so fast, the dog dog tries to run after her but she ends up sliding into things because she trips over her paws
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Ha! I can picture the fun!
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😉
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Scout seems to have clear priorities about her place in the family doesn’t she? 😉
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Oh yes. She let Patches know from the beginning who was the boss.
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Scout’s tongue gives her away
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She loves everyone except her sibling.
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Oh the cats… this is who they are. But I am a cat person, still.
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I love cats for their independence.
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Yes!
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