Bird watching

 Weird Cat Behavior for 20, Alex.

Chattering at Birds

What is the noise your cat makes when they're sitting in the window watching birds or squirrels. It usually translates to excitement ... or they may be contemplating snack time. (the Humane Society of the US)

Whatever it is, it is one of the funnier things to be observed while eating breakfast...

I also offer you the following from a letter to the editor in the NYT Book Review (1/10/21) from one Barbara Matusow "Would it be possible for your book reviewers to take points off for excessive length?  I give you the latest biography of Sylvia Plath, a doorstop that weighs in at 1,118 pages. I....would not think of reading a book of that length, no matter how compelling....Who really has time to read books of this length?  Biographies in particular are prone to go on...and will not find the audience their subjects deserve."  

I must confess that I use book length as one of my criteria for selection.  I didn't used to, but in over ten years at HTL, with much time monitoring book circulation, and conversations with staff and patrons, I have noted that lengthy tomes simply do not circulate.  Are there exception?  Of course.  But I have had so many people tell me, I wouldn't possibly borrow that book.  It's too heavy...