and i was under the impression normal color point cats always always have blue eyes, no extra pigment. he wasn't full grown when we got him and he had light blue eyes, but as he got older they started turning yellow around the pupil? i dont have any younger photos of his eyes when they were all blue, but the difference was noticeable. this is him at less than a year old

and now he's 2 years old and the yellow-ish ring has become his full eye color....i dont even know what to describe this color. i guess they still read as light blue? but having seen them when they were actually Blue, the yellow tint makes them look almost like. silvery gray?

so is it actually possible for color point cats to have a little color pigment in their eyes?? is this a normal variant of light blue that i just haven't seen in other points or is he weird

Cappuccino is a Seal Tortoiseshell point, with a similar eye thing to your sister's cat - blue and yellow eyes (Cap also has streaky lines of darker blue).

Here she is at 3 yrs old, pics taken last week.

The contrast faded a bit, it was quite dramatic as a kitten. But the blue / yellow patches are still pretty distinct.

Please tell your sister's cat that he is a beautiful boy, and give him some scritches from me!

I've wanted to make a series of aging Misty designs for a while now, I liked the idea of her growing "mistier" and faded as she aged, becoming entirely unrecognisable.

…which means it’s time for an annual reminder not to kidnap baby birds. Fact: most species of birds have almost no sense of smell. Someone probably told you that if you touch a baby bird, the mother will smell you on it and reject her baby. THAT IS NOT THE CASE. If you’ve found a baby bird and you touched it, all is not lost, you can still return it to mom and dad!

Pictured: a young Mourning Dove, after being rescued from the tender mercies of my dog, circa spring 2005. It’s a fledgling! Note how it has most of its feathers, but still looks a bit awkward and scruffy, and, being unable to properly fly, can be caught by an elderly husky or a child. 

Help, I found a baby bird on the ground, what do I do???

Hatchlings/Nestlings: IF it is naked or covered in fluffy down and/or pinfeathers and cannot flutter successfully, it’s a hatchling or nestling, and has fallen from its nest prematurely. Look for the nest- if you find it and can reach it, return baby and then leave and let the parents return. If you can’t find the nest, or if you find it in pieces on the ground, use a small box/yogurt container lined with dried grass and attach as close as possible to where you found the bird or where you think the nest was. If it’s cold, warm it in your hands for a few minutes before putting it back. RETURN BABY!!!! 

Fledglings: If you spot a young bird covered with feathers (may have a few patches of fluff) on the ground, it’s a fledgling (bird tween) who is currently working on flying 101 homework, which is normal and fine. Hanging out on the ground is part of the learning to fly process! If it looks like it’s in immediate danger (i.e. of being run over, stepped on, or eaten by a cat or dog), the best thing you can do for it is to gently scoop it up and place it in the low branches of a nearby tree or shrub, and then LEAVE. The parents are likely nearby watching, and will return once the coast is clear. If it flutter-hops away from you and you can’t catch it, then don’t worry! It just successfully avoided a predator (you), and therefore can probably continue to do so. LEAVE BABY ALONE!!!

DO NOT: Try to feed it, bring it into your house or car, or take it to your local domestic animal vet or shelter. 

His name is Paradox and he's a black-red-blue tortie tabby with white, and he's apparently mostly shorthaired with long hair along his sides & behind front legs! Chimerism is my guess here :)