When Tony Davis was growing up at Cooks Hill, his cats were involved in a bit of an incident.
"We had two cats as pets - a part Persian cat named Percy and a black tomcat called Blackie," said Tony, now of Elermore Vale.
"We also had chooks, some fantail pigeons and an aviary filled with small birds - finches, king quail and canaries. Occasionally these birds attracted a feral cat."
Tony's Dad - named Bert - kept a close eye on things.
"One day, he spotted a feral cat that was worrying our birds," Tony said.
Bert came up with a plan, which needed Tony's help.
He told Tony something like this: "You feed our two cats so they are out of the way, son. I'll catch the stray cat with a box and a stick, put him in a bag and take him to the wool shed."
The wool shed had a mice problem, so putting the cat there was thought to be a useful move.
"I agreed and fed our two cats in a spot that was out of the way. Dad caught our feral and had him in a sugar bag. He walked up the yard, cat in bag, ready to put the errant cat in the boot of the car and take him to the wool shed.
"As he passed our own two cats, feeding quietly from an old plate on the grass in the backyard, the captive cat gave forth a loud meow from inside the bag and began really performing.
"Our two docile cats sprang to life. They attacked the bag and Dad. Blackie grabbed Dad's trouser leg with his claws. We couldn't believe what was happening."
Bert dropped the bag and ran inside, Tony dashed into the garage and the feral cat escaped.
"After a while our two tame, quiet cats became their original sweet selves again. We couldn't believe what we had just seen.
"The feral cat was never seen again in our area. Our own two cats went on living their own quiet, uneventful lives and spent some beautiful years with us in Cooks Hill as we grew up."
Little Paul
Firefighters from Lambton Fire Station recently rescued a kookaburra from a large palm tree. They named him Little Paul.
"We named him after the firie that rescued him," the station posted on Facebook.
"Little Paul wasn't having a good start to his morning when he got a bit hung up in the tree."
The firies used a 10-metre ladder to rescue the bird, before taking it to a vet.
Smartphone Stupidity
Most of us know that using your smartphone while driving is stupid.
We heard about a bloke who received three fines in the mail this week. He was caught on mobile phone detection cameras three times within a few days.
He was using his phone to play Pokemon. He lost his licence and copped fines of $1050 - $350 for each offence.
