@jeffron I'm very familiar with the trick

@StefanieH can do!

@grb090423 thank you. I'm certainly enjoying it

@toxy thank you. I've been looking for some high-quality freaks

@Kitty @dillyd you're right - this has been the case!

@dillyd @Kitty I really am enjoying it. And the welcome meant a lot - thank you both

@cjewel she says thank you

@jenni thank you. I think you're absolutely right!

@slothrop wilco!

@screw_dog gorgeous!

I joined #mastodon last week, on a whim, with no idea what to expect

Minutes later, I was welcomed by @dillyd which has never happened on any other platform and was a wonderful introduction. So I posted a couple pictures of my #cats, and found, to my surprise, people reacting and interacting

Maybe it's because I'm not fighting an algorithm, or maybe I just found a place where folks truly appreciate cats. Either way, I'm very happy to be here, and I hope you're prepared for more cat pictures

@StroomAfwaarts also true. Out-performed by a squirrel!

My two cats love watching birds come to my window feeder, but when they get excited and jump at the window, the birds get scared and fly away.

This disappoints my cats.

Squirrels, on the other hand, appear to understand glass, and show no fear as they sit in the feeder for anything up to an hour, while two predators stare at them and try to scratch through the glass to murder them.

#cats #CatsOfMastodon #squirrel #pets #wildlife #animals

@cR0w Merlin hasn't been up to the job. And it was quite rude when it called me an idiot who can't tell a bird from a squirrel

I attached a bird feeder to the outside of my upstairs window

It's been attracting some very odd-looking birds

#squirrel #animals #wildlife #nature

She's lying on a heated mat.

We have two heated mats - one for each cat.

The reason she looks so happy is that she's on HIS heated mat.

The two mats are exactly the same, but she still takes every opportunity to steal his.

#cats #caturday #CatsOfMastodon

One more #cat picture then I'll stop.

This is Molly. I tried to get her to raise her head for the picture by clicking my fingers in the air. I guess I clicked too high.

#cats #CatsOfMastodon

Its my first day on Mastodon, so I'm starting by introducing my cats.

This is Max. He's a black cat so photos are tricky - but here's one where he looks like he does in reality: the single most beautiful cat in the world (if you don't count all the other beautiful cats, which is all cats)

I just joined Mastodon and am still wandering around, trying to get a sense of the place.

While I do, here's a picture of one of my cats sleeping in a totally normal position