Originally posted by kyteflyer . . . . . . I feel really embarrassed now.
Don't be Sue. It's all good.
Your photo of him is awesome.
I've had two cats over the years, at different times, both female and both black. Both of them simply never came home from hunting in the woods, after being part of my life for many years. I suspect that a coyote or a bald eagle took them, but don't know for sure. Although they both would come in the house, I never had a cat box and had them trained to ask to be let out for their business.
The second one was a feral kitten born to a feral mother, born on the day that our local volcano Mount Saint Helens erupted. I managed to get her accustomed to me and she was a great companion. She was always very aggressive towards dogs, chasing wandering canines away when they wandered onto my property. Also a great hunter she brought me many 'gifts'.
It has been nearly 20 years since she went out and never returned, and I still miss her.