The Owls vs The Cats

Last week, our big white cat Cracker (what else would you name a big white cat) showed up with two nasty puncture wounds on his neck. We wrote this off to a cat-fight; until last night. I was outback filling up the pool and observing the three young Owls (Herkermer, Jerkemer, and Knucklehead). Cracker came over and sat on my lap. That's when I realized that the Owls were hanging out real close to us. They were calling to each other in the trees about 25 yards from us. They were staring at Cracker like he was a pork chop. These guys were on a well corrdinated hunt. Knucklehead swooped down to the ground in Cracker's direct line-of-sight. Cracker just sat there, on my lap, looking at the Owl on the ground. Knucklehead's job was to bait the cat to attack while Herkermer and Jerkemer would swoop in for the kill. We now have the cats under house-arrest until these Owls learn how to catch more appropiate prey. With the cats inside, great hunters in their own right, there may even be some prey left out there for the Owls.

Update 1 July 2005..
Well the cats have been in the house for over a week. The Owls have been scarce all week; until last night. Heather took the dogs out and noticed the Owls eyballing the dogs. She threw rocks at them to chase em off. Josh and I were watching a movie, Cracker was sitting on his lap near the front window, we heard a crash against the window and I saw one of the Owls careening of the window.