Babu the Quick Cat

"The teasing bird finally flew low enough to be within reach and so Babu sprang, releasing his coiled muscles and tendons into violent action, claws swiping at the feathered foe, teeth bared and hissing. Babu struck, but futilely, his sharpened nails passing harmlessly through the feather strands. A miss, this time, but the battle was not over..."