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Message: <blockquote data-quote="essexa" data-source="post: 2261375" data-attributes="member: 102767">Kite swopping for my catI live in Maidenhead, near Cox Green, we are inundated with kites and my neighbour appears to be feeding them chicken etc, Just last Sunday i witnessed a kite on my lawn with a small dove pinned to the floor. We feed the doves and being annoyed by this i tried to chase the kite off. He let go of the dove and they both flew off, but he caught him very quickly, pinned him to the ground and started eating him alive in the neighbours garden. Today my wife was just entering our conservatory when a kite smashed into our conservatory window ( we still have the complete outline imprinted on the glass ) . The worrying thing is that my 18 year old deaf cat was sleeping on the footstool immediately up against the glass. I am not saying the kite was trying to take him away, but i am little concerned, i find it hard to believe he smashed into the glass accidentally as they just don't fly close to the house in this way for no reason.!!!! Makes you wonder!:cat:</blockquote>