Tag: Cat

Our local Polecat

By cpadmin

Our local Polecat. Before 0900 this morning we noticed that our tomcat had climbed to the top of one of the poles that hold up the washing line. We are not really sure why he did this. The only explanation that comes to mind is that every year some pigeons build a nest in the crook of a nearby houses satellite dish. As the crow flies the washing line pole is quite near to the nest. It’s a wooden pole so he could get his claws in to help himself up. Getting down was not as easy though.

Gale fetched the step ladder, but of course you can guess what happened. He slithered down the post as she approached. I now know why someone wrote a book called, “That darned cat”. Naturally, my first thought was to nip back for my camera, whilst Gale fetched the step ladder! Two images of our local polecat are shown below.

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Polecat
Polecat 2
Get me down
Pole cat 1

That darned cat!

By cpadmin

That darned cat!

That darned cat!
Ernie on his perch!

That darned cat! Ernie where he shouldn’t really be sitting, on the newel post half way up the stairs. Setting up properly for this shot was not an option! The tripod and one or two test shots would have got it right, however by then you know what would have happened. That darned cat would have leapt down to the stairs or up to the windowsill! They say, “Never work with children and animals”.

The only chance I had, when summoned by Gale’s shout of alarm, was to point and shoot three quick bursts and avoid shooting into the light coming through the window. No chance to fiddle with the settings. Maybe it didn’t turn out so bad though. For years I have been wanting to capture one of the cats as they stick their head through the banister. Usually though, by the time I have fetched my camera they have moved.

Ernie is just over a year old and he thinks he is immortal. He goes up the tree chasing pigeons who nest there and he brings back and plays with feathers! The painting is, by the way, all my own work!

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Equipment: Sony SLT-A65V, Tamron 16-300mm – settings F4.5 1/40 ISO100

That darned cat!
Ernie where he shouldn’t be