Why Do Cats Chatter at Birds? | Purrpetrators

Terry Connor
3 min readMar 26, 2024

Does your cat often chatter at the birds outside? It all comes down to their innate hunting instincts, which include mimicking prey to entice birds to approach and craving social connection or expressing frustration and excitement. While your cat’s behavior can seem weird, it is widespread. Cats are natural hunters, and the sight of birds triggers their primitive desire to track and catch prey. Chattering is a…

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Terry Connor

I'm someone who is always looking to improve my life and others. Looking to be a better person spiritually and financially. Plus I love pottery and Cats.