Coopers Hawk

[PatriciaRose]

Every morning our new cat Rocky sprints around our backyard for a little bit before coming in to eat.  This morning I see him running full speed and to my horror, a Coopers Hawk is doing a bit of a stoop, following him!! Rocky then ran full speed from the way back to the house-the hawk following him! I ran outside and Rocky came in the garage.  The hawk landed in a birch tree outside of a garage window, where we observed him for a few minutes.  A really beautiful hawk!  I have seen 2 hawks earlier this year in our yard, so I believe we have a pair nesting somewhere nearby.  Rocky is sort of wild rabbit colored-so honest mistake! hahaha!

[patsy6]

Wow, Rocky is one lucky cat!   

[Donna]

YIKES!!!  Scamper Rocky!!! 

[Dumpsterkitty]

Best keep that boy inside!

[MAK]

 

[Bobbie Ireland]

Whoa! 8 lives left, Rocky!!

[PatriciaRose]

Luckily, today the weather has turned colder, so he didn't even want to go out!

[marytyson]

There's a reason outdoor cats have an average lifespan of 2-4 years.  A nesting pair of hawks could bring the average in your neighorhood down.  Keeping Rocky inside could move that average up.  My cats enjoy the birds and squirrels from a warm, safe spot:  on a cat perch by the picture window in my kitchen.

Mary in Charlotte (NC)

 

[Bobbie Ireland]

There's a reason outdoor cats have an average lifespan of 2-4 years.  A nesting pair of hawks could bring the average in your neighorhood down.  Keeping Rocky inside could move that average up.  My cats enjoy the birds and squirrels from a warm, safe spot:  on a cat perch by the picture window in my kitchen.

Mary in Charlotte (NC)

 

How difficult is it to have an indoor cat, Mary? Is it kind/cruel? I don't know. We live in the country, but the road out front is a danger for any feline... as we know, to our sadness. But I never know whether one can train a cat to stay in one room. We have open doors, windows - so it may not work.