I saw two magpies "dive bombing" a cat this morning. Persistently. The cat just let them - didn't attempt to fight back or chase them away. The magpies were cackling whilst carrying out this attack.
Could it have been a Magpie cat ? [So called because they like hiding shiny objects under things like sofas] They're also known as Munchkin cats because of their short, stumpy little legs...
[more seriously] If there were two magpies, they were probably nesting nearby and thought the cat was a threat...the cackling certainly sounds like they were trying to frighten it off.
Remember how A&E used to be crowded out with small boys who had managed to get their heads stuck in saucepans (or vice versa) - then there were the small boys (always small boys) who got their heads stuck in railings. Did the advent of the microwave and the 'railings' campain of Lord Beaverbrook end these mishaps?
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