Black Kitten Caught!

On Thursday last week I went out trapping as usual. When I first arrived at the not-actually-abandoned house, I noticed the little black kitten sleeping in the bushes. I started picking up the food from all of the feeding stations, and noticed an old black cat nearby. At first he was shy, but then he came up to me and let me pet him. He was very skinny because of his age, and I was a little concerned. I wasn't sure if he was a friendly feral, or a domestic who'd figured out where the food was. I checked his rear end to see if he was neutered, and as far as I could tell he was (although I haven't had much experience checking, and he was black which made it difficult to see). Then I checked him for fleas, and he didn't have any. I concluded that he was a domestic.

As soon as I'd picked up the food, I set the trap in the usual spot. I called for the kitties, and made a lot of noise with the food dishes as if I was feeding them instead of taking their food away. Then I turned, walked to my bike, glanced back at the trap, and watched as the black kitten walked right in! (Luckily I grabbed my camera and took a video of the whole thing!) (Please ignore the girl talking on the phone in the background.)