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Trips
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So I saw a cat outside my window last night(around 1 AM), and being bored and not tired, decided to try to follow it. It's been raining all day, so everythings wet, and the trees are still dripping. In the almost pitch darkness, I see it in the starlight go out into the barn thats behind my house. Armed with my trusty flashlight and my Canon camera, I embark upon this great crusade of following a cat. He leads me into the back of the barn where I simply assumed he was sheltering from the rain. He jumps up on an old cabinet and when my flashlight finds him, his eyes are staring at me, reflecting like the rear of a bicycle caught in headlights. He looks at me a moment before jumping in the slightly open cabinet doors. I, being a dumb human, attempt to make a cat "meow" sound, and as soon as my horrible imitation is let loose, the cat yelps and bolts out, scrambling to the floor, and runs full speed out the open back of the barn. I figured that was that and my adventure was over until two more bicycle reflector eyes caught my flashlight beam. Another cat! I ready my camera, hoping to get a rare glimpse of the wild stray-itis cat-icus and maybe grab a blurry photo or two.
This time, the cat starts the first meow, and with the sound fresh on my mind, I attempt another "meow," this time sounding much better (at least to me). The cat meows back, and I attempt a conversation in meowing back and forth for a few moments before this cat, too, jumps and bolts for the door. Stupid cat, I know that I sounded better than before. Anyway, I go and investigate further and find 5 kittens in the cabinet! Photo-op goldmine! Heres the pics, I think there were 5 cats in there. I used my fastest lense since it was dark and the flashlight helped.
http://shackpics.com/files/IMG_1836CustomJPG_p3m0azlfs20f6nv9xzkb.jpg
http://shackpics.com/files/IMG_1842CustomJPG_vpylz2q7gwxd6h3gy1w2.jpg
http://shackpics.com/files/IMG_1848CustomJPG_1xqmtoo2j7s8grukxhya.jpg
http://shackpics.com/files/IMG_1865CustomJPG_r4et92mfougmtlhxx6kb.jpg
http://shackpics.com/files/IMG_1869CustomJPG_irdfufir58jskhnkgtgv.jpg
What should I do? Leave them out there? Will the parent cats come back and take care of them? Or have I scared them off permanently? they're so cuuuuute-
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he was just a few seconds away from certain death.
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parent cats scare easily. They'll be back though, and in greater numbers.
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I named my cat URoRRuR'R'R.
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Besides, those kittens are old enough they are likely eating on their own, IE not milk.
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Aye time for garlic and rat poison...
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Also, don't forget to put a ring of salt around either your house to keep them out or the barn to keep them in.
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I kept waiting for this story to transition into The Fresh Prince of Bel Air or something.
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They almost look old enough to eat on their own. :P I would hang around a bit and try to make friends with the parents, then maybe leave out some milk or kitten chow from time to time.
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I don't know what's creepier, you following cats around at night with a camera and a flashlight or these googly eyes! http://shackpics.com/files/IMG_1848CustomJPG_1xqmtoo2j7s8grukxhya.jpg
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where do you live? I want that ginger tabby!
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That makes sense given what I know. The kittens will get scared of people as they get older if they aren't gotten used to people, but they should be fine if they have the exposure.
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Should have snagged one of them, they wouldn't notice.
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Sweet like what? Like an apple or maybe a candy bar?
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If they are already sweet, that might be overkill.
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In fact a dash of sea salt brings out the flavor.
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Thanks for the tip. I'll try that the next time I order Chinese.
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what lens did you use for those? Great pics!
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based on the exif info, i'm gonna guess this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_50mm_lens#EF_50mm_f.2F1.4_USM-
how'd you look at the exif info, open it in photoshop?
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neato!
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Also using XP/Vista? You can right click on the image file, click properties, and from the properties dialog click the Summary tab.
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probably out hunting or something. i bet they use your area as a base
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all their base belong to Trips!
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mostly its because they think they are badasses
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The adult cats will come back and probably move their young if they don't think they are safe. Cats have a habbit of doing this.
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Of course, these would have to be really really tiny branches.
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ooh a mackerel tabby
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