That plan was finally implemented a couple of months ago, with immediate success. Not only does Cubby love to sit on the table in the bay window (from which we have had to remove the extremely old and probably quite valuable lamp for the duration of the bird watching season), he often has company.
Devil Cat and (occasional) Devil Child, sharing a rare moment of peace.
This is the only place Belle will sit still and allow Cubby to get within grabbing distance of her tail. Considering his past track record, I can't blame her. It's been an excellent opportunity to teach him to be more gentle with her though, a lesson I think he would do well to learn with the feline and canine members of the household before we introduce a completely helpless human baby into the mix.
The bird feeder, incidentally, has also forced me* to learn to identify at least the most common birds that come to the feeder. It has also forced me to repress my (immature) laughter every time I announce, "Look, Cubby! There's a tufted titmouse."
Bet you would laugh, too.
* Me and Cubby, actually. He's pretty good at identifying the birds. It's quite amusing to watch him sitting--or, as in the case of this photo, lying--on the table narrating the action: "Chickadee! Blue! (bluejay) Carda! (cardinal) Mouse! (tufted titmouse)(HAHA).
* Me and Cubby, actually. He's pretty good at identifying the birds. It's quite amusing to watch him sitting--or, as in the case of this photo, lying--on the table narrating the action: "Chickadee! Blue! (bluejay) Carda! (cardinal) Mouse! (tufted titmouse)(HAHA).
What an adorable photo. I love that he is already learning the different types of birds. What a terrific idea to hang a bird feeder!
ReplyDeleteLove the picture! Is Cubby really tall, like in a high percentile for his age? He LOOKS really tall here, but it might just be the photo angle. Our tortoise-shell cat spends all day looking out the window, but I think she is mostly looking for cats that are allowed out to roam the neighborhood, and squirrels. Of course the occasional bird gets scrutinized too, especially the noisy blue jays.
ReplyDeleteYes, he indeed very, very tall for his age, not just in the photo.
ReplyDeleteThanks for reminding me of "Watcher in the Woods," one of the scariest damn movies OF ALL TIME that caused elementary-school-aged me many sleepless nights. Eek.
ReplyDeleteAlso: titmouse. Heh.
ReplyDeleteAt least he picked the correct half of the name to abbreviate with.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great picture!
ReplyDeleteYou can tell he has been exposed to the outdoors and animals. Most kids Cubby's age are still putting animals in broad categories. My 2 yr old grandson decided all flying animals were called ducks. It took several months for him to be able to see distinctions among species.
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