Let’s start Caturday with a cat climbing a pole behind the cat house:
A raccoon and possum have an encounter on the deck:
Three cats:
Actually, there were four cats; one more inside the shelter, as seen in this screenshot:
In another screenshot, we can see a raccoon in the feeder while two cats are in the shelter:
Not content with that, the raccoon came in the shelter with the cats, who gently suggested it might want to be elsewhere, with much hissing and growling:
Surprisingly, they didn’t evacuate after that; they just curled up for more snuggles:
A possum also visited (yes, the same night), and was also directed towards the exit:
More snuggles:
As if the raccoon and possum weren’t enough for one night, Pumpkin, the orange cat, also paid a visit, and was more forcefully told he wasn’t welcome; they were more vocal with him than the wildlife:
Why won’t they be my friends?
Porcini looking at the camera on the way in to breakfast:
They’ve been using the shelter more this week, despite the unwelcome visitors:
I love seeing all the beasties. So far it looks like the cat’s are getting their wish in regards to unwanted guests. Racoons get really big, though & love cat food. Possibly magnetic collars that activate a door?
Can’t really do magnetic collars, as that’s require trapping and sedating the cats to attach them (and they’d probably rip them off). They are feral cats.