Still bringing me presents.
He once surrounded my car with dozens of mouthfuls of leaves.
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Winner in UNEXPLAINABLE REALITY Photo Challenge
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fionadj
November 28, 2014
I have never seen a cat carry leaves before!! He must have quite the personality!
joycealicesmith
April 29, 2016
Love it! Leaves are almost as big as the cat! Congratulations on winning the Challenge!
MarcoFontanive19
May 16, 2019
Cats are all freaks but this one is definitely up to something! Is he building a nest? AhAhAh!
LookSee
November 12, 2021
Now that's "unexplainable" and real... Cats never fail to amaze me with something unexpected. Congrats on your Win in my Challenge! :)
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Location
In our driveway.Time
Mid-afternoon.Lighting
Daylight.Equipment
A Cannon Power Shot 200 ( Digital "Point and Shoot") with a 12X zoom, hand held. Bear was about 30 yards away, proudly bringing me a trophy leaf. (As he got older he brought me bigger leaves. This one was a real mouthful.)Inspiration
Bear had been bringing me leaves since he was a kitten, and I always took a photo if there was a camera handy. There are dozens of photographs. Sometimes he dragged in small branches that had lots of leaves, making it difficult for him to walk. Once, he completely surrounded my car with mouthfuls of leaves! The "presents" always had to be carefully selected out in the woods, sometimes taking him 20-30 minutes to find.Editing
The bottom of the photo was cropped. I don't have Photoshop or Lightroom.In my camera bag
I now have a Cannon Rebel Eos SL1 with two lenses and a Cannon Power Shot SX700HS, and use a tripod.Feedback
It is nice to carry a small pocket-size camera so you don't miss opportunities like this one.