Ginger, Gimme Five! photo by Brigitte Jordan

This is our cat Ginger.  She likes to get spanked and afterward, she reaches out for more.  The important thing I want to convey here is that outdoor cats and feral cats kill 1 Billion (with a “B”) birds each year in the USA!  This is a major concern for us birders and should be for all cat owners as well.  Ginger is a twelve year old cat that hangs out on our porch and has never been a birder (or a mouser for that matter).

It is important that we educate the public about the dangers that feral and free-ranging domestic cats pose to birds and other native wildlife.  Audubon Birdscapes has an excellent post on this subject with some great links to help folks understand the situation.  After you check that out, go look at some of the other Camera Critters!

Tags: Audubon, Camera Critters, domestic cats, feral cats, outdoor cats, Wild Birds

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