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Cat of the Month ~ October 2014

Lion Cub at Play

Photograph: Christian Sperka

Christian Sperka was born in Germany in 1962 is a professional photographer and photography teacher based in Nashville, Tennessee.

Over the last 10 years, Christian has traveled the world ( living in Germany, Switzerland and the USA) photographing mainly animals in wild game preserves of South Africa, the jungles of Costa Rica, as well as zoos in Switzerland and across the United States. His work has been featured in wildlife magazines, books and promotional campaigns for Nashville Zoo, Cincinnati Zoo and Zurich Zoo in Switzerland.

In June 2010, Christian opened his Animal Art Photography gallery at the Arcade in Nashville. Since January 2011 he is the Offical Nashville Zoo Photographer and Photography Teacher.

Visit Christian Sperka’s Website to view photographs of animals of all kinds.

Welcome to Moggyblog…

Well, what a difference a few days can make! One minute our feline friends are melting in their fur coats, sprawled across the coolest bit of paving they can find, and the next they’re eyeing up the door, wondering whether it’s worth venturing out into the wind, rain and cold (sometimes a visitor has to be put out – but not into a storm or on the 5th for certain – If owners cant look after ’em then we will).

Fireworks aside, do foxes go for domestic cats – that – is the question? I rather hope not, except perhaps in the direst of circumstances. The last thing we need is a neighbourhood turf war between our ginger toms, the black & white cats, tabbies, tortoiseshells, calicos, tuxedo cats, silver tabbies, Siamese, Persians, Ragdolls, Maine Coons, Bengals, British Shorthairs, Russian Blues, Burmese, Norwegian Forest Cats, Sphynx cats, scruffy strays, fluffy felines, posh pedigree pussycats — and those (beautiful) foxes!

Thankfully, the heatwave is long gone. Perhaps we’ll find our furry friend curled up in their favourite armchair, conducting important inspections of the duvet (under the chair covers, anyone), or gazing disdainfully through rain-streaked windows at the dreadful state of the garden.

So, what mischief are your moggies getting up to in this blustery, wet and decidedly un-catlike weather – is yours a brave explorer, or is she/he firmly in the ‘if it’s comfy then curl up‘ camp, refusing to budge until spring returns?

Pull up a chair, pour yourself a cuppa, and join us for a bit of feline frivolity. After all, whatever the weather outside, there’s always room for a cat story, a little mischief and a good old moan about the rain!

As regular readers already know, the articles and pictures herein are for fun and entertainment only, however we hope that you find ‘Moggyblog.com’ contains useful information about the myriad types of feline found in the world today, in addition to our common or garden moggies.

Cats are one of the most fascinating creatures on the planet (wouldn’t you agree). So whether you have a new mog on the block or an old faithful, please read on here… Introduction to moggyblog.

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