Villafáfila, Zamora, España (Spain)

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Villafáfila, Zamora, España (Spain)

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Otis.

Species: Otis tarda

Name: Great bustard

Nombre: Avutarda euroasiática

Lugar de la captura: España

Otis (the orange one) is our eldest cat at 16 yrs old. That's why it touched me to come across this grouping. All three cats surrounding him seemed to be touching him in a protective way. Tina's paw rested on his shoulder. Cousin nestled his rear end into Otis's soft belly and draped his tail across him. And Cricket had his back leg draped over Otis.

...with a Tina photobomb

Fotograma Completo.

Cousin is barely visible on the left side.

Otis--daughter's dog. The most intelligent dog in the house (and the only one).

I'm not sure what to offer in explanation of this one, except to say that Otis was rubbing his gum lightly along the rounded handle of a knife just before this. He does it on paintbrushes or pencils in a jar, clothing tags, etc. We've had our vet check his gums and teeth and they are fine.

p.s. We don't have a lot of house guests, but it's always wise to wash your eating utensils again just before you eat. ☺

Doesn't it look like he's going to grab that spatula and use it for a pretend microphone?

Recorte a vertical del Fotograma Completo.

Otis isn't sure what to do with this situation. I never went to sleep, and yet the sun is rising. "Is it breakfast, yet?"

He's sporting one of the silicone lids we use for cat food leftovers. (There are two photos with this theme.)

On the dock of the bay, still waiting for him to come back.

Alviso, California.

The matching ribbon was pure coincidence.

Stray

UUU 4.31 by Otis_Inf(Frans Bouma)

Hotsampling

Reshade 5.22

Still waiting for him to come back.

Alviso, California.