Music and Cats

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Feline Friday: Alpha kitten

March 23rd, 2007 by Kimberly

Sergei is Alpha Kitten

There was no question who was alpha kitten in this sibling pair. Sergei was the stronger and more athletic, and he almost always came out on top. Sweet, mild-mannered Sasha seemed perfectly content to be underkitten to his brother (and, for that matter, to Miss Lyra).

Now that they are fully grown, Sasha is just as big and strong as Sergei. The power politics of their relationship have shifted subtly, and it seems sometimes that Sasha aspires to be alpha cat.

However, some things never change. Sergei still uses Sasha as a pillow.

sergei and sasha

You can see all the top cats and underdogs aboard the Friday Ark. It’s top cats only at Catsynth’s Weekend Cat Blogging and at the Carnival of the Cats, Sunday at Scribblings.

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  • 1 Modulator Mar 23, 2007 at 5:20 am

    Friday Ark #130…

    We’ll post links to sites that have Friday (plus or minus a few days) photos of their chosen animals (photoshops at our discretion and humans only in supporting roles). Watch the Exception category for rocks, beer, coffee cups, and….? Do link to the…

  • 2 joanna Mar 23, 2007 at 1:03 pm

    Kimberley,
    What do I need to do to take photos of my cats so that they don’t all look like creatures from Pet Semetery?

  • 3 babette Mar 23, 2007 at 11:07 pm

    Greetings!

    Fiddleheads and pillowcats! I’ve missed you.

    What say we pressure Vicki to come visit?

  • 4 tvindy Mar 24, 2007 at 8:11 am

    Joanna, with cats it’s usually best to avoid using the flash.

  • 5 Z Mar 24, 2007 at 3:22 pm

    I found this blog by accident. The photos are stunning. Cute cats too.

  • 6 joanna Mar 24, 2007 at 3:56 pm

    Thanks, tvindy. I’ll do just that, next time.

  • 7 D Mar 24, 2007 at 7:05 pm

    The cuteness of the past few weeks is killing me! :-D

  • 8 srp Mar 24, 2007 at 7:10 pm

    It is funny how the power shifts are almost not recognizable and they still fall back into their usual habits. Both of these pictures are so sweet.

  • 9 Kimberly Mar 24, 2007 at 7:35 pm

    Thanks, tvindy, for answering Joanna’s question in my (all too frequent these days) absence. While a flash will give us humans red eyes when the camera catches the flash illuminating our blood-rich retinas, it gives cats those demonic glowing eyes because of the reflective layer at the back of cats’ eyeballs — the stuff that helps them see in the dark, and makes their eyes glow in the dark.

    There’s more info on photographing cats here.

  • 10 Megan Mar 25, 2007 at 12:41 am

    What beautiful Images! Siblings make the greatest pillows!

  • 11 Begered Mar 25, 2007 at 3:18 pm

    I love kitty pillows…they are so cute when they lie down on eachother. It is so sweet. Great pictures…cute how you did before and after.

  • 12 Rosa Mar 27, 2007 at 5:39 am

    Oh, they look ever so sweet lying there together! My kitties are exactly like yours. One is more dominant than the other…

  • 13 sher Mar 29, 2007 at 3:22 pm

    Arrgh!! I’ve been trying and trying to leave a comment about those gorgeous blue eyes. I’m cursed. Sigh. Here goes again!