Balcony wild-life

There was a strange noise on my balcony this morning. And when I finally found a weapon and my camera, stalked to my window…… I found a cat sitting neatly at my railing, observing my and her neighbourhood from her lookout….
I am living at the second floor, which means 10 meter above ground and next to my balcony is just this very weak looking branch of bush…. Wondering how she got there……. I assumed, she must have climbed this bush to find a nice resting place outside my flat…..

We have many cats living in the streets. They get fed by some old ladies, as well as lots of pigeons and other birds….. Since people here do not have pets in their houses, the street animals are some kind of compensation.

Myself, I met a little black cat this summer on my way to work…. Each morning and evening I started looking out for her and she finally always showed up somewhere…. Completely black, deep green eyes and very skinny… I named her BLACKY…. Very creative name, I know….. but realizing I gave her a place in my heart, I also decided to feed her like a traditional old Latvian lady. :-)) She was sitting on my lab, eating kitekat and enjoying the strokes I gave her. Each evening I fought with myself leaving her behind on the street… But what life could I provide for a wild cat, when I am never home ….. One day, after a couple of months, she stopped showing up…. Haven’t seen her since….. I just hope, someone took her in and treats her well!

Since we have snow outside, I get a lot of visitors on my balcony….. Besides the cat this morning, I do have this weird tree branches I earlier talked about …… they still have many berries. So each weekend morning …. Actually not just the weekends, but these are the only times when I realize…… I have the pleasure to observe wildlife right in front of my window….. I host titmice, robins, merles and some others I do not recognize…… regular dating times are breakfast, lunch and dinner…. And besides I get the nice gift of happy bird talk…..