tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2923367303767685752024-03-14T00:47:33.364-07:00Our Cats & FriendsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-44591474559502217162024-02-09T08:48:00.000-08:002024-02-09T08:48:16.568-08:00Teacake<p>Teacake is a friendly female feline. She is 6 years old. The cat enjoys visiting her neighborhood and bringing various creatures home.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1yLk1F2Twkz7t7eMy2LoDg74-W1PMMpR-O1bg3uvRpnA4L4DmiBjCufB31hGV6wwLogS_f3CTn9L0gcT9yRRclHaRMiFK0Uj9gj-y9id7btab0wDpkj8eRTrV9wDZtKUXVNji9tqinITkOpJs4bJFISXqwlcAdmzotk54pLqmusrgxCUD-e_x_8oBloy/s650/IMG_0508.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="650" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1yLk1F2Twkz7t7eMy2LoDg74-W1PMMpR-O1bg3uvRpnA4L4DmiBjCufB31hGV6wwLogS_f3CTn9L0gcT9yRRclHaRMiFK0Uj9gj-y9id7btab0wDpkj8eRTrV9wDZtKUXVNji9tqinITkOpJs4bJFISXqwlcAdmzotk54pLqmusrgxCUD-e_x_8oBloy/s320/IMG_0508.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p>She also is fond of sitting on her owner's lap. When we happen to visit, Teacake comes to us as she likes being petted.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY723rqE6MHb0mT72yB7d3cvm0HRzGASlIUxtHQKdYlhK22wWNPMkPCqE3TiAjbhPhWwfPA8dpHBTMSZAifRFkcJFEViXpJtCS3V6p6olWluoeOs31vlWZpxiJShmiFsChnu2EmF_Xsf_5u0ELU73wxCoKnTN6f6VFeuPl2GdmeiIrRFkN6-1LFUFL7LBx/s650/IMG_0509.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="650" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY723rqE6MHb0mT72yB7d3cvm0HRzGASlIUxtHQKdYlhK22wWNPMkPCqE3TiAjbhPhWwfPA8dpHBTMSZAifRFkcJFEViXpJtCS3V6p6olWluoeOs31vlWZpxiJShmiFsChnu2EmF_Xsf_5u0ELU73wxCoKnTN6f6VFeuPl2GdmeiIrRFkN6-1LFUFL7LBx/s320/IMG_0509.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>The cat has gone through some traumatic time. When she was 1, Teacake bore 4 stillborn kittens.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeFvGjWPOmwfkun6sOIBuovU1LzuxOncX4nNEjrwkfMYhXLpoi0bSRcq200cp3lOP97yy6fuKDVjyHwZyg8WNG-BjLogsgXL8Wc6fC1N2a5R-Xd2C4hollP0ubSAec46otsUDn5pCcwJGzFzpsBnuoK4aOqdbh5xMmagEjv559hgx8pepAPi0-xJHhZ5G/s650/IMG_0510.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="650" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPeFvGjWPOmwfkun6sOIBuovU1LzuxOncX4nNEjrwkfMYhXLpoi0bSRcq200cp3lOP97yy6fuKDVjyHwZyg8WNG-BjLogsgXL8Wc6fC1N2a5R-Xd2C4hollP0ubSAec46otsUDn5pCcwJGzFzpsBnuoK4aOqdbh5xMmagEjv559hgx8pepAPi0-xJHhZ5G/s320/IMG_0510.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVP8aTXKcVg5lbTgBNV3USSrnKxSeHLPaCEw2vzriY-akoVXlfMWLcwFq0T5GVgbEpF-Qh_oI2aeMW3hd5HlYGKtyi-CIf-7XveoMhIVE_-SOaz_osmNQZMjFZOsuUceE0JDNftbyq0SrCI9IdN02EjEbxSycScudNNrxIpY5DJATa5x4GItSM94Kj4OC/s650/IMG_0511.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="650" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnVP8aTXKcVg5lbTgBNV3USSrnKxSeHLPaCEw2vzriY-akoVXlfMWLcwFq0T5GVgbEpF-Qh_oI2aeMW3hd5HlYGKtyi-CIf-7XveoMhIVE_-SOaz_osmNQZMjFZOsuUceE0JDNftbyq0SrCI9IdN02EjEbxSycScudNNrxIpY5DJATa5x4GItSM94Kj4OC/s320/IMG_0511.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Teacake waiting for her lunch.</i><br /></div><div> <p></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-40909936020327775632023-05-15T08:01:00.004-07:002023-05-15T08:01:46.322-07:00Goodbye and Hello<p>This family member expired at the end of this year.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrONBqWSFN7ETQwNi7Hqu2_cUB1M-nGiIuhpc3GUikBS0q-4Ia_fs_L6kjTE8JWTi72c8sUb6yL0y5CWITJzewrPqYNJNEAAqxp4_dX3frWsW_pFTmqGN5OrmU_XaJKzh9tvJnEQ7ecaLIJ3caiihOkmInbUjPDLEK8JzGukg-cDcejzxyB41JtIA2Yw/s650/IMG_4667.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-7045368475646226692020-06-25T12:16:00.000-07:002020-07-31T07:32:28.381-07:00Little DonkeyJust a little donkey.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-20086545026364637662018-08-01T09:51:00.001-07:002018-08-01T09:52:51.914-07:00Unwanted GuestNot long ago, we had an unwanted and uninvited guest in the yard. Luckily, nobody was bitten.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-22598168121248397202017-10-04T13:04:00.001-07:002017-10-04T13:04:27.316-07:00Goodbye CatherineSad news from Janet today:<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i>"<span class="yiv7541648192" id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1507137973585_12827">On
October 3 in the evening, Catherine breathed her last breath. We’ll
both miss her; she was a good companion. No, we will not be getting
another; we feel we’re too old to take care of an animal that would
likely outlive us."</span></i></span><br />
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Catherine visited our blog twice (you may remember her from <a href="http://catsandfriends.blogspot.com/search/label/Catherine" target="_blank">those posts</a>).<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-64332542956141549212017-03-29T09:05:00.000-07:002017-09-19T09:05:15.925-07:00NTIF ReminiscencesWe came across them at the last North Texas Irish Festival grounds.<br />
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Kids' favorites - cuties<br />
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Kimchi ma obecnie 7 miesięcy. Ania znalazła tego ślicznego kotka podczas jednej z wizyt domowych, które odbywa w ramach swojej pracy (Ania jest weterynarzem). Kotek miał wtedy około 3-4 tygodni i został podrzucony do domu, który odwiedziła Ania. Kimchi był wówczas niemowlakiem — nie umiał jeść samodzielnie ani chodzić. Szybka decyzja i Ania zabrała kotka. Przyjechał z nią na skuterze do jej domu i od tego czasu Ania jest jego mamą.<br />
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Imię kotka pochodzi od ulubionej kapustki Ani.<br />
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Kimchi uwielbia kokosy oraz wpełzać pod kołdrę nad ranem i podszczypywać Anię - zgadnij w co : -). Kocio jest bardzo towarzyski, wrzeszczy, jeśli jego mama nie zwraca na niego uwagi.<br />
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<i>Zdjęciami i informacjami zamieszczonymi w poście podzieliła się z nami Ania, blogerka należąca do <a href="http://klubpolek.pl/" target="_blank">Klubu Polki na Obczyźnie</a>.</i><br />
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This sweet pet lives with Ania in Vietnam.<br />
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<i>Where did the name come from? Kimchi is Ania's favorite kind of cabbage.</i><br />
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<i>Ania found the kitten when she was doing a house call visit (Ania is a vet). Somebody had left the cat there. The cat was about 3 or 4 weeks then - it could neither eat nor walk on its own. Kimchi was lucky - Ania put the kitten on her motor scooter and they travelled to her home together. And she has been Kimchi's mum since then.</i><br />
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<i><span style="color: #38761d;"><b>What Kimchi likes:</b></span> he loves coconuts.He also enjoys crawling under the bedspread when Ania is asleep in the morning - and pinching her with his little toothless mouth.</i><br />
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<i>Ania is a blogger and member of <a href="http://klubpolek.pl/" target="_blank">The Polish Lady Abroad Club</a>.</i><br />
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<i>Blog <a href="http://czekolada-z-farszem.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Czekolada z Farszem</a></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">Pictures by Shrader</span></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-10623521237258939922016-03-11T09:52:00.000-08:002016-03-11T09:54:57.086-08:00Catherine Awaits SpringNot only people long for the spring and warmer temperatures. Here is the message* sent by Janet, a dear friend of Illinois. As you can see, it seems Catherine, the cat, cannot wait till it gets warm for good..<br />
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<span style="color: #274e13;"><i>'One of the things that lets us know that spring has actually arrived
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Catherine also had a busy day running from open window to open window
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-82787650845495754722016-02-22T10:09:00.002-08:002024-02-19T09:11:52.296-08:00Kaytek Is Gone / Nie ma KajtkaNot long ago after his sister died, Kaytek started hiding himself in a wardrobe. At first, we thought he was grieving, missing Pusia. Since he was not eating much, mum took him to the vet's. Some test had been done and it appeared that six of Kaytek's teeth needed to be extracted. And so it happened. The cat had problems with eating and chewing, but was recovering steadily. Soon, he became playful and joyful again.<br />
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About ten months later, poor Kaytek was spending most of the time in the wardrobe again, he did not want to eat, did not drink much either. It seemed he had difficulties with swallowing too.<br />
Mum took him to the vet's again. And then again and again. Blood tests, drips to make him stronger (he was dehydrated), painkillers, antibiotics, some medicine to treat his mouth - his gums were all in wounds, eye drops (he had bloody tears). Everything to help him and ease his suffering. It did not last long (for a week?), but all the efforts seemed not to bring any positive effects. Kaytek was fading away and we thought, sadly, it was time to end his agony. Well, before mom managed to take the cat to the pets clinic again, he died.<br />
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I thought I would be able to hug Pusia and Kaytek when I would visit Poland, but I will not. Pusia is gone and there is no Kaytek any more either.<br />
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Niedługo po śmierci <span class="hiddenSpellError">Pusi</span>, Kajtek zaczął chować się w szafie. Myśleliśmy, że mu smutno i brakuje
mu siostry. Jednak ze względu na to, że kot przestał jeść, mam wzięła go
do weterynarza. Po badaniach stwierdzono, że sześć zębów jest zepsutych
i wymagają usunięcia. I tak się stało.<br />
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Po zabiegu kot był w
marnym stanie, ale stopniowo dochodził do siebie. Wkrótce znów chętnie
bawił się i jadł. Wszystko to było z dziesięć miesięcy temu. Ostatnio
kot znów chował się ciemnych miejscach, nie jadł i prawie nie pił.
Oczywiście mama zaniosła go do weterynarza, by sprawdzić, co się dzieje.
Badania krwi, kroplówki na wzmocnienie, antybiotyki, maść do smarowania
dziąseł. Wnętrze jamy ustnej <span class="hiddenSpellError">Kajtusia</span> wyglądało jak jedna duża rana. Jak smarować dziąsła <span class="hiddenGrammarError">kota - on</span> po prostu nie dawał sobie tego robić. Był cały obolały. W jego łzach pojawiła się krew. Dostał więc też krople do <span class="hiddenGrammarError">oczu - mama </span>
starała się zakraplać, co też było trudne. Kolejna wizyta w klinice
zwierząt i kolejna. Znów kroplówki, środki przeciwbólowe i antybiotyk.
Wszystko to trwało tylko kilka dni. Niestety terapia nie przynosiła
poprawy i doszliśmy do smutnego wniosku, że trzeba będzie zakończyć
cierpienia kota. Następnego dnia mama, która opiekowała się Kajtkiem,
miała iść z nim na ostatnią wizytę do kociej kliniki. W nocy, z piatku
na sobotę, Kajtuś zmarł.<br />
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Miałam nadzieję uściskać nasze koty, kiedy przyjadę do kraju, ale już nie uściskam. <span class="hiddenSpellError">Pusi</span> już nie ma i Kajtka nie ma.<br />
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When you come to the place, the first thing which you can see there is the view of the picturesque and beautiful landscape. If you arrive early in the morning or are simply lucky enough, and there are not too many people, you can also enjoy the quietness of the spot and the beautiful voices of the birds as well.<br />
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Tourists sitting on those benches can watch the bat emergence.<br />
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During a tour, you can also see (from a distance of course) the tunnel where the bats live.<br />
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I was amazed at the beauty and peacefulness of the Old Tunnel State Park. I loved its wilderness, the trees and other plants, simply nature.<br />
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Being city persons, we very much appreciated the prettiness and the calmness of the place.<br />
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There are also a few spots where you can sit and enjoy the view. We brought the binoculars with us, to be able to see what the human eye cannot spot, and fully admire the landscape and its elements.</div>
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The place is also a small bird sanctuary. We could see quite a lot of them there, especially around the feeder area. There were my favorite Cardinals and some other kinds of birds as well. Watching them was so pleasant!</div>
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Although we did not see the bats (it was too early - they emerge in the evening), we loved our visit in the Old Tunnel State Park. When you happen to be in the Hill Country, I strongly recommend visiting the place too.<br />
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Learn more about the Old Tunnel State Park <a href="http://www.fredericksburgtexas-online.com/BatCave" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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They are so much used to visitors that they do not really care for their presence. <br />
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<b><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Dog</span></b> - inside the pub - he enjoyed listening to a concert by a local country artist: singer and guitar player.<br />
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As usual, cocks rule in Luckenbach. However, that day, due to small number of guests visiting the place, the cocks did not jump on the tree branches. They just walked freely here and there, shouting loud to let everybody know who the master is.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-56614837313289392682015-07-21T08:10:00.000-07:002016-03-11T09:51:25.459-08:00Catherine - Punk Rock CatHere is Catherine. She lives with Janet and Richard in Illinois.<br />
Look at her. Isn't she lovely?<br />
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She has already visited our blog and check it out <i><a href="http://catsandfriends.blogspot.com/2011/09/punk-cat-of-illinois.html" target="_blank">here</a></i>). We are glad she is back again as the cat is known for her special taste:<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">'<i>Catherine did it again, as she just can’t resist pretending to be a bee
where Oriental lilies are concerned. No harm at all to the plant, but
what a chore for her to have to clean herself up. She WILL, eventually,
but in the meantime…. Here is her punk look!</i></span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-89392520783685702342015-07-16T08:55:00.000-07:002015-08-24T09:49:27.954-07:00New Guests on The PatioI have heard their loud chirps a few times. Yesterday, I finally managed to see them. First I, spotted ten or eleven of them fly away, then I noticed a row of black, little figures sitting, almost vertically, on the flat, outside frame of a window. It was quite a peculiar view: they looked like a wall decoration, sitting in exactly the same position, as stuck to the wall, all of them <span style="font-size: medium;">turning their heads on the right. Some were peeping uncertainly in my direction so I was trying to stand still, not to scare the cute guests resting on our patio. I was happy to see a 'new' kind of local birds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> Later I checked that the species is called:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Although it reminds a swallow, the two species are not closely related. Chimney swift is a great aerialist. Its beak is tiny (about 0.20"/5mm) though its gape (mouth) is much bigger inside - the bird eats insects and little spiders. An interesting fact is that chimney swift is able to focus both eyes at once or one only/independently. The bird winters in South America and comes back to eastern North America in the summer. The species is protected by law in the US, it is also regarded as 'Near Threatened' by <i>the <a href="http://www.iucn.org/" target="_blank">International Union for Conservation of Nature. </a></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Chimney swifts are really cute little creatures (size:
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I used to think birdwatching is boring. In the city where I lived, most common birds where sparrows, pigeons, seagulls, crows and ravens. They were all mostly black and gray and I found nothing interesting in watching them. Maybe because I so very much got used to them and, in a way, they were simply part of a well known landscape. Or maybe I because I was too busy. Or maybe both.<br />
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In Texas, due to the climate difference, wildlife - fauna and flora - is obviously not exactly the same as in Poland. It is interesting to see birds, plants and animals new to me. I not only enjoy watching them but also learning something about these unknown (to me) species.<br />
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In our neighborhood there was an area with a very old wood, trees and bushes untouched by humans for ages. With a little stream, it was a habitat and home for various kinds of creatures including many birds. Their songs and chirps were heard from early morning till the night. I loved listening to their voices. Especially the cardinal's calls were quite distinguished. Since the wood was not far from our house, I could observe the birds sitting in the trees and flying around our yard.<br />
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Here are some of them which I really liked.<br />
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1. My favorite one - <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Northern Cardinal</span>. They sing so beautifully!<br />
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The males, so pretty in red, because of their color were easy to spot among the greenery of the woods. The females are pale grayish brown with some reddish pink bill, not that noticeable at all.<br />
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2. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Blue Jay <span style="color: #444444;">- size: 10-11" (25.5/28cm)</span></span><br />
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They are also great vocalists and wonderful singers. Sometimes they even imitate hawk screams.<br />
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3. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Northern Mockingbird <span style="color: #444444;">- size: 9-10" (23-25.5cm)</span></span><br />
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The mockingbird can not only imitate other birds but also incorporate many various sounds into their repertoire (eg. barking dogs). Both males and females are alike in appearance.</div>
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4. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">House Sparrow <span style="color: #444444;">- size: 51/2-6" (14/15cm)</span></span><br />
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My favorite city bird which cousins live in Poland also. The male has a gray crown and gray rump. The female is dingy gray. Size: 51/2-6" (14/15cm).</div>
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5. <span style="color: #3d85c6;">Ruby-throated Hummingbird</span><br />
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These are very difficult to spot as they are so tiny (31/4 - 31/2"/ 8-9cm)! I have seen them twice maybe - thanks to my husband who noticed them and showed them to me.<br />
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It was so great having all the beautiful singers around! The area was also full of other musicians - katydids, crickets and similar instrumentalists which played their loud music days and nights.<br />
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One sad day the wood was cut down and destroyed, and so were the animals' lives. Only a few trees were left. It was so terrible, especially that the little woodland had also been a stop for flocks of migrating birds - since always I guess. When the season came, once we heard lots of birds' cries, we looked out and saw plenty of yellowish birds, sitting on the three trees - the remains of the wild land. Many were flying around as if they had not known where to sit. They looked disoriented and confused. - no high branches to rest, no water to drink (the stream had been covered with concrete), no bugs to eat. It was all so sad! Probably quite a lot of those birds did not survive that migrating season.<br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6;">Great Crested Flycatcher <span style="color: #444444;">- size: 8-83/4" (20.5/22cm)</span></span><br />
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It eats large birds and dwells in treetops. Migrates to Mexico and South America in April.<br />
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All in all, with no trees around, most of the birds were gone. So it was nothing to be sorry about leaving the place when our migrating time came.<br />
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Some other birds which are quite popular here and do not occur in Poland:<br />
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<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Mourning Dove</span> - they are quite lovely. A couple of them visits our patio quite often. I like them too! They migrate to South America in September. Size: 10-12" (25.5/30cm)</li>
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Interesting though maybe not that cute:</div>
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<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Common Grackle </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="color: #444444;">- size: 10-12" (25.5/30.5 cm)</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Great-tailed grackle <span style="color: #444444;">- size: 101/2-181/2" (26.5/47cm) </span></span></li>
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Quite noisy guys. Usually there are a lot of them around supermarkets, looking for something to eat. "In Mexico, where it is known as the <i>chanate</i> or <i>zanate</i>,
there is a legend that it has seven songs. 'In the creation, the Zanate
having no voice, stole its seven distinct songs from the wise and
knowing sea turtle. You can now hear the Zanate's vocals as the Seven
Passions (Love, Hate, Fear, Courage, Joy, Sadness, and Anger) of life.'" (citation from wikipedia)<br />
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<i><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Credits:</span> pictures of American birds </i><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Northern Cardinal: By Stephen Wolfe from Columbus, OH, USA (Northern Cardinal I Uploaded by Snowmanradio) [CC BY 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons;</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Blue Jay: By Mdf (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons; </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Northern Mockingbird: By Captain-tucker (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons;</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>House Sparrow: By Passer_domesticus_on_rose.jpg: PewuCom derivative work: Totodu74 (Passer_domesticus_on_rose.jpg) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons;</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Ruby-throated hummingbird: public domain, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Great crested flycatcher:By DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html)], via Wikimedia Commons;</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Great-tailed grackle: (Photograph taken by Patrick Coin) [CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons.</i></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-20134786894147539652015-07-08T07:10:00.001-07:002016-06-08T07:43:15.072-07:00It Is Hot Again, Take Good Care of Your Pets!The hot summer season has already been here and hotter and hotter day are to come soon. Remember - you are not the only one who gets hot and tired in the heat, your pets suffer too! Especially, if they are not hydrated properly. So whether you take them on a trip or leave them at home - provide them with fresh water. Not only you get thirsty when it is hot. So do your pets.<br />
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Let them stay in and do not keep them outside too long. Cats and dogs do not have eccrine sweat glands in their skin, so they are not able to cool their bodies with sweat.<br />
Do no take them to the beach - staying in the sun may be fun according to you but not necessarily to your dog. Besides, hygiene on the beach matters too - meaning pets toilet time.<br />
And please, do not leave them in the car when you go to take care of your errands. Even when you think it will only take 5 or 10 minutes. They may not survive it.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-292336730376768575.post-42411319120062110872015-05-15T06:36:00.000-07:002015-06-25T12:10:52.246-07:00Playful Little One & Bigger OneThese pictures were taken some time ago, when our Cute Family Doggies were a bit younger. The little one looked so different then. From the very beginning they liked playing together. If you have your own pets you know - you do not need television, watching them play is quite an entertainment too.<br />
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