I was trying to get Beaker to pose for me when Spunk made it very clear that photographing a stinking bird in his presence is completely unacceptable behavior for me to be engaged in. Then Beaker got all ruffled over having me with a camera and Spunk in his face.
Off Center & Not Even 
Oh my, it must be difficult giving them equal attention!
Hi Tiffany. Spunk demands and gets much more attention. Beaker rings his bell for service, and we mostly give him whatever he wants.
Hi Tim, Beaker is beautiful, his colors are so vibrant. Spunk doesn’t want to share the limelight with anyone. What a cat! Wishing you all a good evening!
Hi Mia. I think Beaker would rather have Spunk in the limelight, than having his picture taken.
Really? I don’t know anything about birds, maybe this is common , not wanting to be photographed?
Beaker doesn’t like the close ups.
Sounds like you ar ehaving lots of fun with your ‘ kids’ š
Thanks, Harry!
No decorum!
Nope. Thanks, Couriers.
Battle of the divas!
Thanks, Teri!
That’s so funny.
Thanks, Needhamb.
That’s funny! Amazing that you have a bird with all those cats!
Hi Resa. We have two birds, Beaker, the Gold Cap Conure in this post, and SĆøren, an African Grey Parrot. Most of our cats over the years learned to distinguish between the parrots, family birds they don’t hunt, and wild birds outside they hunt. Najar and Lola seem to know the difference, but the rest of the cats still eye Beaker and SĆøren as birds they can hunt.
It sounds like a never ending party at your place… Well, for the cats, anyway! š
Never a dull moment with cats playing and the SĆøren commenting in the background. SĆøren tells the cats to “Stop” when they are playing hard or fighting. He sings “Lola” by the Kinks. Imitates Silver’s whiney meow. Calls the cats by their names. Says “stupid cats” then laughs, and carries on with all kinds of chatter that has various cat names, yeahs, whats?, and phrases that we’ve either taught him or he’s made up on his own.
What a hectic life… but it sounds great!!
(I know what you mean about cats playing hard…. going for the throat!)
And throwing each other on the floor with a whomp.
LOL!!!
Beaker knows that Spunk is a flaming psychopath!
Spunk is a psycho kitty. See https://offcenternoteven.com/2014/10/03/psycho-kitty/ and https://offcenternoteven.com/2014/11/01/psycho-kitty-ii-halloween/
Haha! Cute story š And I love these photos.
Thanks, Holly. Cats and birds can’t help themselves when it comes material for cute stories.
We are in total agreement there!
I’m amazed you have birds with cats around! They must be good at being out of reach! Beautiful bird love the look on your cats face š
Hi Michelle. They generally ignore each other.
I think you cat didn’t like you paying the bird attention! š So sweet!
You are right. Spunk wants to be the center of all the attention.
Ha ha wonderful photos Tim! š
Thanks, Julie!