Category Archives: Birds

Cat Among the Pigeons: A Story With No Villains

Posted on 05/10/2025 by walkingthecat

The doorbell rings, late on a Saturday night. “Are you expecting anyone?”, the Husband asks. I don’t, but he’s just got back home and is tired, so I feel I’m more prepared to meet whatever is out there. (Not that … Continue reading →

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Footsteps on the Dance Floor

Posted on 23/01/2016 by walkingthecat

Well, maybe not. But now I won’t be the only one with a 1980s song stuck in my head.

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Posted on 16/03/2015 by walkingthecat

We have never had goldfinches in the garden before, but now there are at least four. I hope they’ll stick around as I adore the colours. A goldfinch is a “Stieglitz” in German which is supposedly what their call sounds … Continue reading →

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