Up for Air! New Babies!

This sweet guy had a very old collar on...

Have been trapping: some new cats showed up at  two of my colonies...have caught six so far. Two have been spayed, two neutered. All four have gotten flea treatment and  microchips. The other two were babies. Where they came from, goodness knows: I hadn't seen any pregnant females! And given that they were not as terrified of humans as they would had never known humans...dumped? In any case, they were and are in fine shape, and "taming up" quickly. They both purr now when we stroke them, yet run if we approach too quickly. Obviously siblings, they're a delight!
As much as I adore having them here with us, they should have their own home, together! 
​It will need to allow outdoor access. they are fine with other cats, and I'll bet they could be friends with dogs, too!
The other two I trapped were returned to their colonies.
I was especially happy to get the female with the injured tail! She only showed up every few weeks, and the stars were aligned for sure the night I got her. Used a drop trap, and she was there!! and no one else went into the trap. Animal Fix clinic amputated most of her tail, but happily, they were able to leave enough so that she will not have neurological problems...lots of nerves converge at the base of the tail, and a complete amputation can cause loss of function: incontinence etc. Yay!!

Poor baby before her surgery and spay. She was not pregnant.

The third was a young female, also returned to her colony. I have been feeding there, at the corner of Kirk Lane and Contra Costa in San Pablo, for over fifteen years (yes, every night)...and no kittens have shown up at this spot until this year. Someone in a nearby apartment, it seems, did NOT get their female spayed! Tsk, TSK!! don't wait!
You can see her tipped right ear.. This was taken after spay, flea treatment, chip, and vaccines. 

Now for the fun part! Not without sadness, however. Four babies showed up at the vacant lot colony. Two black, one grey/white, and one black/white. I got my kitten trap and set to work. No pun intended. Little ones, bless 'em, are easy to trap; no experience with humans. I caught the black and white, and then the grey and white one. During the few days of trapping, the two black ones disappeared. The two I got were not as traumatized by the capture as they would have been if they'd never interacted with humans...so I could hope that somehow, the two black ones had been taken by their erstwhile guardians. I didn't see any little bodies anywhere. They were in a chain-fenced lot. They could get out through holes in the fence, but humans or dogs could not get in. So the newbies were put into a big cage in the living room, to stay until they were acclimated enough that they would not run and hide, me stroking them often, and then the cage door was open, and the little steps down were put in place. Cages should always be at approximate eye level...less scary for the caged ones.
They are loving the life now...still a bit wary, but both purr when stroked. they don't hide in the house. Yesterday was their first say OUT! Stayed on the patio mostly, had a great time, then went back in for a nap.
Yes, they are up for adoption! Together!