OMG! This is killing me!

[True Dough]

The restraint shown here, just remarkable.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. Wow.

That was a delight to watch. Thanks for posting.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Cat seems to be a bit unsure of what the bird is.

Toy, friend or food?

[applegrove]

3. The eyes on that cat. LOL!

[fierywoman]

4. Purrfect music! (... forgive me ....)

[hlthe2b]

5. what a great pair!

[VOX]

6. "How come this two-legged kitten has feathers?"

"What did you do with its fur?"

[keithbvadu2]

7. Bird doesn't seem scared at all... should be rocketing away.

[yuiyoshida]

8. My CAT looks just about like that Cat, the difference is

That bird would be half way down my Cat's throat before you could say, one..two.. Thre...crunch!!!

[pansypoo53219]

9. alpha bird. my baby basil was the same w/ my older female cat,

but he he did not dare touch her. then he grew up & started chasing her. but only chase.

[Grassy Knoll]

10. LOL, It Should Have Been The Godfather Theme..

...

[BamaRefugee]

12. Hahaha AGREED! The cat is just seeing how tender the bird is

[Grassy Knoll]

14. Ha, Piano Wire Or Ice Pick

[FuzzyRabbit]

11. The bird is aware of the predator.

This is what I think is happening here:

I have seen young crows freezing just like that bird. When learning to fly in my back yard, they will freeze just like the bird in the video when they notice my cat approaching.

Hunters rely on movement to see their prey. Birds know that if they freeze, they are difficult to see. Normally there will be deep grass or other vegetation that will help provide cover for the bird. In this case, the bird is stuck out in the open.

That poor little bird is afraid for its life. The cat is checking to see if the bird is a living animal. If the bird was to move it would immediately be pounced on by the cat.

[shanny]

13. That ain't restraint or love, it's confusion.

The bird didn't react as expected--as prey should, by fleeing--so the cat backed off. At least in the video it did.

[FailureToCommunicate]

15. Restraint, yes, in THIS scene...but what about pictures 2,3,4,5 and 6 while she sleeps?

[True Dough]

17. Touche!

But you shouldn't touche, because that will lead to big problems!

[3catwoman3]

16. The cat is being so...

...gentle and tentative.

[pressbox69]

18. And they shall lie together

but the bird won't get much sleep.

[jmowreader]

19. Does the cat know thats what food looks like.

[rurallib]

20. Sylvester and Tweety - the early days