"Tom the Mocker wasn’t out hassling the cats this morning, but Bill the Cardinal is flaunting his feathers on the pergola."
So you've named the birds in your neighborhood with names you also used for your children.
By any chance, do you happen to have a friendly bat coming around that you call Vlad?
491 posted on 08/10/2015 8:26:15 AM PDT by NicknamedBob
("Australia: Every animal is one of three types: Dangerous, Poisonous, or sheep." Rorschach's Blot)