Specialized Hunting Skills
Few cats can catch birds. This cat, playing with a bird it has killed, may not cat it, as even fewer cats can pluck feathers.
Bird kills seem high because they are made in the yard during daylight, and because few birds are eaten, most being left in a visible larder.
It is thought that up to six percent of backyard birds are Killed by cats each year. The simple ay to reduce this is by belling the cat.
