Every morning when I get up, I come down stairs and I go over to my front window and look out.
The other morning, there on top of our rock sign, sits a Cedar Waxwing. I was amazed to see him, because just the other day I happened to see a photo of one and was reading about them. It was quite a coincidence.
His mate was flitting about in the dwarf lilac tree by the front corner of the house. There is an old robin's nest in there and she was landing on it, then off and on. Then the mate joined it in the tree and was doing the same thing.
It seems like they had plans to do a little renovating and settle in. Short lived plan though.
Along comes the neighbor from hell's cat, slinking along the front flower bed. They caught sight of it and took off across the road to a bigger tree.
I chased the cat away and the pair of waxwings came back briefly, but they must have sensed the cat nearby and changed their plans.
I saw them off and on the rest of the day across the road, but they haven't been back over here since. Anyhow, the front lawn now has a cat bed imprint in it.
When I looked out my front window this morning, there is that cat in her bed, relaxing and looking up at me. Seems like the decision to move in has been made.
Maybe I'll let her stay, but I really don't want her chasing all my birds away or using the garden for a potty. I'm not sure if it's a him or her, but we'll see how it goes.
If it becomes a problem, I will have to issue an eviction notice!
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