Domestic cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt rodents. About 60 cat breeds are recognized by various cat registries.

Gabby in B&W by Paul Sager, on Flickr


A predator that is most active at dawn and dusk, the cat is a solitary hunter but a social species.

Gabby portrait


Failure to control breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering, as well as abandonment of pets, has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, contributing to the extinction of entire bird, mammal, and reptile species, and evoking population control.

Gabby on film


Gabby came from PAWS Chicago in January 2021. She's now about 4-years old and missing one of her paws. None of the paperwork was sure of where she came from or what has happened in her past. I selected her as part of the clear the older cats program.

Gabby close-ups with extension tube


Images shared in this post feature Canon EF L-series prime lenses on both digital and film EOS bodies, also many times with EF extenstion tubes for closer focus.

Gabby at home


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

Domestic cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt rodents. About 60 cat breeds are recognized by various cat registries.

Gabby in B&W by Paul Sager, on Flickr


A predator that is most active at dawn and dusk, the cat is a solitary hunter but a social species.

Gabby portrait


Failure to control breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering, as well as abandonment of pets, has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, contributing to the extinction of entire bird, mammal, and reptile species, and evoking population control.

Gabby on film


Gabby came from PAWS Chicago in January 2021. She's now about 4-years old and missing one of her paws. None of the paperwork was sure of where she came from or what has happened in her past. I selected her as part of the clear the older cats program.

Gabby close-ups with extension tube


Images shared in this post feature Canon EF L-series prime lenses on both digital and film EOS bodies, also many times with EF extenstion tubes for closer focus.

Gabby at home


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.

Domestic cats are valued by humans for companionship and their ability to hunt rodents. About 60 cat breeds are recognized by various cat registries.

Gabby in B&W by Paul Sager, on Flickr


A predator that is most active at dawn and dusk, the cat is a solitary hunter but a social species.

Gabby portrait


Failure to control breeding of pet cats by spaying and neutering, as well as abandonment of pets, has resulted in large numbers of feral cats worldwide, contributing to the extinction of entire bird, mammal, and reptile species, and evoking population control.

Gabby on film


Gabby came from PAWS Chicago in January 2021. She's now about 4-years old and missing one of her paws. None of the paperwork was sure of where she came from or what has happened in her past. I selected her as part of the clear the older cats program.

Gabby close-ups with extension tube


Images shared in this post feature Canon EF L-series prime lenses on both digital and film EOS bodies, also many times with EF extenstion tubes for closer focus.

Gabby at home


These images are sized to fill your wide-screen display. Try using <F11> to maximize your browser window for the full effect. If the images overshoot your display, such as a laptop, just click on the image or the URL link and they'll resize to your screen from the host Flickr site. You can click a bit further into the image details on the Flickr page, if desired. EXIF data is available from the host Flickr pages as well. On the Flickr site, use your <L>key for Large and the <F11> for the full-screen.