Feral Cat Fridays: The Dynamic Duo (And A Joker)
I was leaving our driveway one day and noticed some movement in the weeds. When I investigated I found two tiny black kittens. With a little cajoling and some canned…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: A Trio Of Black Cats
These 3 black cats were visitors to our feral cat colony but they never became permanent residents. Anyone who has been around black cats knows that it can be hard…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Comet Watching
The coverage MiniMo has been getting reminded me of her littermate, Comet. Comet, MiniMo, and Silver Streak were Mosby’s children, and all were unusually social for feral cats. Most of…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: A Black Cat For Black Friday
Foreman was one of the first feral cats we saw on Dry Creek Hill. He was a tough guy who looked like he’d been stalking these woods for a while…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: If It’s A Black Cat, It Must Be George
My father liked to name our black cats George in “honor” of a very good friend. My father has been gone for 25 years now, but when Mama, the first…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: The Water Hole Monster
New kids on the block feel their way around long-time residents until they learn how the neighborhood works, and it’s no different in a feral cat colony. This little interchange…
Read moreFeral Cat Fridays: Meet Meester Streak
Silver Streak (aka Streak, aka Meeeester Streeeek) was one of the few cats in our colony that could easily be imagined as a lap cat. Named for his two silver…
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