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Both of my cats are "into" birds in a big way. My little 6 pound female scored an adult dove the other day. I was out on the deck and heard the noise. I saw here with it, but she trotted off to enjoy the meal by herself.

My 12 pound male has "hunted over a baited field" in that he caught several "stupid" birds simply by waiting below a feeder, leaping straight up, reaching into the feeder, and returning to earth with a prize. Pretty smooth in his timing. We had to stop that, wasn't really fair.

With three dogs as well, we don't have captive birds in the house, wouldn't be "right".