Street cats are a common sight in Rhodes, and I loved seeing them when I visited the Greek island at the beginning of August. Every time I saw a cat, I wanted to capture a photograph of it. The cats hang out almost everywhere, and I discovered a few kittens too that had made a home in an alley or in the corner of a rooftop restaurant. Cats were sitting in doorways in the shade or out on a ledge or eating some food that someone had put down for them. To harm a cat in Greece is illegal, and the people love to take care of the cats as a community. Many people also collect the cats to have them spayed or neutered so that they don't have more kittens. I saw cats across the island, and the different cats hung out in their own little territories.
Eating at a restaurant, and you can almost always spot a hopeful hungry cat come up for attention and food.
Some of the shops seemed to have a cat that would hang out there inside or at the door and have food and water.
There were cats amongst the ruins too in the old town where there were ruins of a temple.
Amongst the city walls and parks, the cats enjoyed some attention.
Lindos also had street cats, such as this beautiful calico that I captured on the way up to the acropolis.
I also saw a wonderful calico tabby with white markings at Kallithea Springs.
The acropolis at Rhodes also has a small colony of cats amongst the ruins, snoozing in the shade.
I caught one happy cat playing with some wooden spoons just outside of a souvenir shop.
And two twin black cats curled up in the same pose in Lindos.
In Embonas, a calico cat curled up inside one of the planters on the railing of the outdoor restaurant.
The cats are a part of the life in Rhodes and such a common sight. I loved seeing these cats.
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