Thread: Maine Coon "Chattering"

I've always associated the chattering with a MC's excitement at the time and it's kind of a mental tick hard wired into the Cat. I often play a game of hide and seek with Freddy and often when I poke my head from behind the sofa or doorway he will lay there and eventually start chattering while running after me.

Maybe your Cat has associated you loading the dishwasher with something, as do you often feed them while loading or unloading? This may be the answer as they are related a sound or action with something that excites them like arriving home from not seeing them all day.
The same goes when you see them in the garden doing it while looking at birds. It's the excitement seeing the bird and knowing the reward they can only get there paws on it!