Kitten in Spain

July 8, 2009

paddimir says: I was taking photos of the Alhambra Palace in Granada, Spain, mostly to capture the Islamic architecture. I had reached a little courtyard in the middle of the complex and decided to have a seat on a bench and eat my lunch. There are quite a lot of semi-wild cats that roam the Alhambra, fed by tourists and locals. A brood of them strolled past showing little interest, but this tiny kitten took up residence under my bench and mewed for attention. I quickly changed from "architecture lens" to "kitten lens" and tried to take some pictures without spooking it. I give it a wee bit of my pastry, and it wasn't shy about clawing for some more! I tried to get my camera down ground level so I had a kitten's eye view, but this meant that I couldn't actually see what I was shooting, so I'm pleased that they focused pretty well.

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sugarbuddy - 14 years, 10 months ago

42 points

how cute

archie - 14 years, 10 months ago

b-e-a-utifulllllllllllllllllllllllll :)

wendy - 14 years, 10 months ago

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poor, little, homeless, hungry kitty ;( what beautiful eyes it has. needs some tlc, food and an owner who cares....breaks my heart, these feral cats born on the streets. a very tough life. nice pictures. thank you. it is a beautiful kitten.

Aparna - 14 years, 10 months ago

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awww .... what a beautiful beautiful portrait shot :)

mld1979 - 14 years, 10 months ago

26 points

that second picture, even though it's only half the cat, couldn't be any more amazing if you'd planned it

kittapotomus - 14 years, 10 months ago

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Marvelous photo! Poor little baby. Thanks for sharing.

celinehoran - 14 years, 10 months ago

59 points

Fantastic photos -- all perfect in my book. And what a lovely cat, shame it doesn't have a home.

Filtiarn111 - 14 years, 10 months ago

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Look at that amazing eye color!

Vicki - 14 years, 10 months ago

What a pretty little baby! Were it that we could take all the strays home to love and care for. Thanks for sharing your wonderful photos!

Barbara - 14 years, 10 months ago

What a beautiful kitten,and gorgeous green eyes :)

rik - 14 years, 10 months ago

Imagine how we would feel about the ethics of these photos if the word "cat" were changed to "child"!

Kirsten - 14 years, 10 months ago

What a sweetie! Beautiful photos, too. I love when this site gives us cute kittens and good photography all at once. :)

Holy Cuteness - 14 years, 10 months ago

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Meooooowww...

Annie - 14 years, 10 months ago

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What a pretty little mite - thank you for sharing these photos with us - he looks adorable and ready for some tlc and a sandwich or two - some of them are not as luck as some of our cheecky ones at home so i think for a feral kitty he looks quite good.

littlebird - 14 years, 10 months ago

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Seeing the pictures with the story makes it all the more sad that one couldn't take the kitten home and give it the love that it so desperately wants! The kitten has such an adorable face!

ksilver - 14 years, 10 months ago