[Hound of the Baskervilles]

"I like cats better than birds."

I like bird song. It is joyous. Watching a cat slink around in the bushes is not all that much.

[L,TOWM]

I’ve never had a bird curl up on my lap and purr while I’m sitting on my couch in front of the fireplace on a cold winter day. Or keep my kids amused for hours on end when my kids have nothing but a piece of yarn.

Birds around my house can sing all they want to — and I’ll agree, it is pretty. But they had better pay attention...