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I think of the dumbest things when I am sitting in a treestand. I often think I have a lot in common with Redtail hawks. No, I am not fast and I don't see all that well, but I do sit high in a tree for hours on end watching fields, and often times I the only thing I see is a red tail sitting across the field doing the very same thing. On days that it is really cold and nasty, I feel sorry for them as I can climb down and go get a sandwich...he has to sit there until his meal shows up!
My kids found a couple of kittens lurking around our woods a few months back. I hate cats, really do, and don't know why. I reluctantly let them keep both of them, or should I say I let them feed the little fur balls and they have stuck around. Anyway, these things have provided more entertainment than I would have ever imagined, and a little insight on occassion.
I ran home from the shop for an hour or so tonight to see the kids and eat dinner with the family. When I pulled in the drive I noticed one of the kittens "hunting". The dang thing didn't turn its head or even flick an ear as I drove within feet of it...it was intent. After visiting with the kids for an hour or so I got a call and needed to get back to the shop. I snapped this pic of the kitten still hunting...she had been there for an hour that I know of, without budging, in the rain and cold....just waiting. There is a hole beside the garage that chipmunks have been using, she knows it, and she is going to get one regardless of the wait!
To me, it just proves it is programmed into most living things to enjoy the hunt. Unlike the red tail hawk, this cat doesn't have to wait for hours on end for a chipmunk dinner - she's well-fed. She's a lot like us, a full belly with a warm and dry place to rest, yet there she is, waiting....
My kids found a couple of kittens lurking around our woods a few months back. I hate cats, really do, and don't know why. I reluctantly let them keep both of them, or should I say I let them feed the little fur balls and they have stuck around. Anyway, these things have provided more entertainment than I would have ever imagined, and a little insight on occassion.
I ran home from the shop for an hour or so tonight to see the kids and eat dinner with the family. When I pulled in the drive I noticed one of the kittens "hunting". The dang thing didn't turn its head or even flick an ear as I drove within feet of it...it was intent. After visiting with the kids for an hour or so I got a call and needed to get back to the shop. I snapped this pic of the kitten still hunting...she had been there for an hour that I know of, without budging, in the rain and cold....just waiting. There is a hole beside the garage that chipmunks have been using, she knows it, and she is going to get one regardless of the wait!
To me, it just proves it is programmed into most living things to enjoy the hunt. Unlike the red tail hawk, this cat doesn't have to wait for hours on end for a chipmunk dinner - she's well-fed. She's a lot like us, a full belly with a warm and dry place to rest, yet there she is, waiting....