My neighbor has a beautiful cat that likes to wander our woods. He (?) is a striking long-haired flame point with blue eyes. He also sticks out like a sore thumb.

One of his siblings is black, and that doesn’t do much better for hiding during the day, watching chickens.

Now scroll back up to the first photo. Did you see her? There is a calico in the background. Did you miss her the first time? Don’t worry, I accidentally half cropped her out on the first go. Calicos have the best camouflage; the black base isn’t as good as a gray-based calico for this area, but it is still pretty darn good.