Nature Watch: bizarre behaviour of a pheasant

[callmemadam]

I could hardly believe my eyes this morning when I drew the bathroom curtains and saw a cock pheasant sitting quite high up in the hazel tree that is part of the hedge. I’ve never seen such a thing before and believe it is uncharacteristic behaviour. The next time I looked, he was rootling around on the ground as is more usual. No pic as it wasn’t full daylight. Still isn’t, come to that.

Comments

[mouse.livejournal.com]

How lovely! I'm not quite sure what normal behaviour is for a pheasant but I'd love to have one in my garden anywhere :)

[callmemadam.livejournal.com]

I see them quite often patrolling the border between my garden and the field. I read that 'they are seldom seen in trees'. My tree sighting was a first.