I would disagree.....there was a yellow tabby living under the deck across the street for the past couple of years that I would set food out for her. After three litters, whose offspring eventually disappeared for some reason, she still would never come up to me when I sat a bowl of food out for her.
While I live in a subdivision, she has disappeared. Could be because of a possible coyote in the area whose tracks I have on my phone camera..At least I think they are when comparing them to dog tracks......
Hawks and other birds of prey are known to target cats. I keep mine indoors for this reason, among others.
Since 1972 all of our cats have been strays. Now there is the occasional stray that I cannot catch. Some have been mistreated so badly by people that you cannot get near them. But we have caught and invited into our home.... strays.... Some we kept, some went to live with our daughter, friends, our sons....
Gretchen, first stray we loved in our home 1972.
Ginger,
Georgie.
Albo,
Ollie,
Kirby,
Wyck,
Sambo,
Spot,
Graybaby,
Squirt,
Gina,
Logan,
Paolo,
Lily,
Oscar,
Heath,
Cha Cha,
Charlie,
Stripey,
Stella,
Fluffy,
Piccadilly,
Pinkie Pie,
Jezabelle,
Carl,
Stinky,
Jasmine,
Hope I didn’t forget anyone!
There have been a couple we could not get close to. Right now there is the mother of Fluffy and Stripey, still being allusive. She is also the sister of Lily.
They way our son caught Lily was a trap in his backyard. Took several tries over several days. She is a sweet shy housecat now living in luxury at his house.