@paintingsbyjoan my cat's strictly an indoor fuzz butt, although if he'd be willing to wear a harness and go around with a leash like he used to, I'd gladly take him outside. Of course I'd be able to control where he went and keep him from the birds.

I have two big windows in the living room from which he can keep an eye on the feathered and furry entertainers who come around. We get a lot of squirrels, too, and some racoons, as well as bears some years. The bears just do their thing and leave. No harm done.