Last year, we had a bird (actually two) get into our house. While I was totally flustered, trying to figure out how to get it out of the house unharmed, the cats were DELIGHTED! Tracking it through the house, they clearly thought, “This is the BEST toy you’ve ever gotten us!” I was so flustered it didn’t even occur to me to lock them in another room, but they were also handy because they didn’t really want to kill him, but they kept track of him for me while I raced around trying to find something to catch him with. I went back to my daughters room and found this scene. The bird, to me, is very clearly explaining to Pumpkin cat “I am not a bird. I am not a bird, I’m really not a bird.” And, Pumpkin believed him and lost interest and went to nap. Persuasive bird!

I thought it was the perfect name for this feathery delight - and if an orange cat mistakes you for a bird while you are wearing it, just say - I AM NOT A BIRD!

Thanks for adding I Am Not a Bird to your favorites.

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