D-Day + 2 : Counter Attack!

... so after yesterdays defeat, and along with some intermittent heavy (sssssssssssssssssssssssssss - speak of the devil - he just walked across the keyboard, pausing on the 'S' to get his back scratched - 's' = scratch? - naaa! -  but we'll leave it as is) rainstorms, 'Ig the Cat' been layin' pretty low today - catchin' up on sleep his intention, we guess...

... maybe not...

... so was plannin' to head to the grocery store around 8pm - he's finally up and about, lookin' to get outside... so... "See ya' later"...

... headed straight for the 'Bluejays' heavily defended 'Pine', and up he goes - brilliant tactical move on his part -  it's late and they're in the process of beddin' down for the night -  surprise 'guerilla warfare'...

... so here we go again...

... they quickly drive him out of their tree - he immediately darts over to cover on the porch deck... was near dusk and gettin' dark - I quickly fetched a camera (now keep 'em close on stand-by) - shot over a hundred stills of the action - probably 90% poorly focused or blurred - definitely gotta' practice 'combat photography', especially low light - totally different experience when the "shit hits the fan"... annotated what ya' see here for clarity... dive bomber above...

... the "Jays" are pissed as hell - weren't expecting this attack - and they're throwin' everything at him...

... pinned down again... maybe... maybe not...

... next thing ya' know - Ig's up on the wood railing... "bring it on!!!"...

... "we got 'em now!!"...

... with the cat an "open target", the action escalates quickly to "fast and furious"...

... they're sendin' 'em in one at a time...

... Ig's really holdin' his ground - was even up on hind legs, standing on that railing, swattin' at 'em...

... most of the time two at once - and fast as hell!...

... I'm standin' photographing all this - will have to admit - he's puttin' up a hell of a fight!!...

... so much so that he's got 'em confused an second guessing...

... he even managed to swat this guy who came in too close...

... but they kept commin', and Ig kept givin' it right back...

... he even took a direct hit here - one of three I saw - he immediately swatted the next bird in... never left the railing!... that's one tough f*kn cat!!!...

... after that last hit this guy flew in an just hovered for a few seconds - almost like out of respect - that just gotta' be 'Bruno', Ig's arch nemesis (and vice-versa)...

... didn't matter none, however...

... they even eventually posted a spotter, believe it or not, who just hung out and directed the attack from above...

... who would have expected - here come the owner of the house pullin' up and walkin' some people around to check out the property - Ig and birds go scattering...

... Oh well - live to fight another day... tough to choose sides on this one however - total badasses and built for survival all...