Willow is a stray we took on last year. He began hanging around our house so we fed him, tricked out our shed for him with a heated house and heated water bowl. After a few months of that he decided he lived here so he does! Our two dogs are not thrilled but we make it work.
I also feed birds so the combination was not great. Willow has brought me at least three birds. When I saw him by the feeders I'd go out and let the birds know they needed to fly off.
Now they see him coming in his snazzy Birds Be Safe collar! He goes out in the morning to check the world but spends most of his time in the house. I slip the collar on in the morning and remove it in the evening when I close his catio. We love it and I've told our vet and lots of people about it. I read about the collar in The Atlantic and ordered right away!!
Thank you for all you do.