Why Do Cats Chatter at Birds? | Purrpetrators
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…