Cat Daddy is trying to re-teach Louis Catorze how to hunt. He is becoming increasingly frustrated by his boy’s refusal to fend off the parakeets and pigeons who eat from our small-birds-only feeder, and he is hoping that some refresher sessions will help.
The training sessions appear to be going exactly as one would imagine: a bit of mwahhing, a LOT of Unrepeatable Expletives, but not much action.
Catorze is excellent at catching and eating bugs, and he puts a great deal of time and effort into doing it. And, when Cat Daddy goes outside for a quiet read in the garden, Catorze is on high alert and full of energy, bullying him non-stop for attention, darting back and forth and generally being a pest. However, when the parakeets come along, he goes to sleep. And this infuriates Cat Daddy like you wouldn’t believe.
I went out with a friend the other day and, when I came back, Cat Daddy was mid-altercation with a particularly persistent parakeet, yelling, throwing water at it and so on. He then scooped up Catorze, pointed his little face in the direction of the bird feeder and said, “Look: that’s what you’re supposed to be guarding. When the parakeets come along, do something! Don’t just lie there and do f*** all.”
Catorze: “Mwah!”
Cat Daddy thinks Catorze is scared of the parakeets. I don’t agree. I think that, having seen Cat Daddy pursue them, he thinks it’s his papa’s job to chase them off for him, and not vice versa. After all, he is Le Roi Soleil, and Cat Daddy is a mere [insert appropriately lowly noun here].
This was the sequence of events when THE SAME PARAKEET came by for another go:
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Louis and the parakeet have obviously come to a tacit agreement.
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There’s no other explanation for why he just sits and watches them, or goes to sleep!
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They don’t swoop him either! My Jake used to chase birds until a few of the bigger ones attack him on the head!
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Oh good grief. Three parakeets could easily take down Sa Maj!
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🙂 🙂 🙂 Parakeets do not survive here as the winters are too cold.
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Cat Daddy wishes they didn’t survive here. 😐
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But they are pretty!
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They are, I must admit. But they’re still a pain in the arse.
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Qu’ils sont beautiful! I wish we had parakeets here! Purrs, Luna
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They are a real pain in the arse! 😬
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Thank you for this great photo story.
I agree with you. Obviously, Louis doesn’t feel like doing Cat Daddy’s job.
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He doesn’t. 🤣🤣🤣
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I’m always saying ‘Live and let live’ but hey, I really do hate the pigeons leaving their sh*t on my driveway and terrace… Jimi caught one 2 years ago… Those parakeets seems to be pesky birds. Haven’t seen one in this part of the world.
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The parakeets are the absolute worst. They make the most horrific noise in the early hours, and they drive us all mad. Well done, Jimi, for catching a pigeon!
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Looking at Louis, he definitely keeps everything under control…!! 🙂
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He really doesn’t. The pigeons and parakeets are still coming. Cat Daddy is furious.
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Parakeets can be seen e.g. in Brussels.
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You must post some pictures of yours. 🦜
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True! Just found an article claiming there are over 10.000 parakeets in Flanders. They are also spotted in Antwerp and Mechelen…
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Apparently we have in the tens of thousands: https://amp.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jun/06/the-great-green-expansion-how-ring-necked-parakeets-took-over-london
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One more thing, Jimi Hendrix, my cat, isn’t responsible for the bright-green tropical birds… 😉
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It’s a great story, though, isn’t it? 🤣🤣🤣
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is there video of the training sessions? Asking for a friend.
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Cat Daddy’s words in this post are pretty much a transcript of the training. 🤣🤣🤣
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Maybe Louis is careful because he once tried to scare them and they attacked him! Could you imagine how terrible it would be if they’d grab him with their strong claws or beaks and carried him away?? I think His Majesty Louis Catorze has the right strategy (he must have taken our Applied Military Science course): let the Infantry soldiers do the work and don’t get too close to the enemy!
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A flock of them could easily take him down, since he’s only little! 😬
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Maybe Louis thinks of the parakeets and Cat Daddy as entertainment.
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I think he does! Little jesters in green costumes, dressed for his amusement.
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