I just took these photos. It shows the tabby coat as camouflage. I like to see the original tabby cat in nature. This hints at the wildcat ancestor. I like that. Long grass is probably one type of environment that the African/Asian wildcat – the domestic cat ancestor – has to hide in but there are others. I just like the feel of the photos.
Cat coats tabby and tabby cat picture.
Maybe Thomas was a melanistic tabby. A mutated tabby cat. What you describe is melanism.
I love this cat, Jane and yes I do feed her. Ahhh..life is complicated. She must have been to the vet fairly recently because she has fur shaved from her right foreleg and there is a small scab under her chin. She seems a little bit depressed but adorable. She is OK but…Oh..I worry about them all.
Lovely tabby cat 🙂 Is this the one that you feed?
I love tabby patterns, they are all so beautiful. On my cat Thomas (dear old boy now departed) who was a black cat, in certain light you could see a tabby pattern in his coat, but with no white, he appeared to be a solid black cat but also a secret tabby!
Beautiful foliage and cat, Mr. Michael.
Thanks dw. Hope you are well and your family.
Stunning photos Michael.