The ledge is barely sunny anymore but the cat is still laying there contentedly.
A rustling sound down in the alley gets the cats attention - it doesn't move but for its ears that flick up and around.
The bystander can observe it transforming from its state of an idle loafer to a true predator.
Its movements are subtle, efficient, precise - the rodent never had a chance.
Carefully avoiding the green wobbly bit the cat devours its hunting success whereupon it continues its way up the alley.
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Life of a cat / Katzenleben
Adventure*No.1 in #feline #outdoors (Aug 18) #Tomcat #Tabbycat (Nov 18)* This is a story about a cat. Not a pampered house cat though, that sits idly by the window all day long and whose greatest adventure is escaping to the balcony. This cat is feral...
