No not the illegal sort (nor the pervy sort!)
I had just finished loading firewood into the van (last load of hedge trimmings from the boundary of the woods I play in) and decided to have a wander around the woods, checking up on the badger sets, progress of the foragable plants etc when I came across a scene I have never witnessed before...
There were two Cock Pheasants having a bit of a territorial boundary dispute.
They were facing each other and vaguely pecking at each other and giving "the eye" then the bigger one (whom I have seen in the woods on many occassions and is fairly happy in my company) would leap forward, feet first, trying to claw the rival - who would scuttle back a few feet before standing his ground once again.
This was repeated several times before I left them to it.
The little one was certainly "game"
I was able to get right up to them - almost touching distance - without disturbing them....no wonder they are seen on many menues...easy to catch....
I was kicking myself that I did not have the camera with me!
I had just finished loading firewood into the van (last load of hedge trimmings from the boundary of the woods I play in) and decided to have a wander around the woods, checking up on the badger sets, progress of the foragable plants etc when I came across a scene I have never witnessed before...
There were two Cock Pheasants having a bit of a territorial boundary dispute.
They were facing each other and vaguely pecking at each other and giving "the eye" then the bigger one (whom I have seen in the woods on many occassions and is fairly happy in my company) would leap forward, feet first, trying to claw the rival - who would scuttle back a few feet before standing his ground once again.
This was repeated several times before I left them to it.
The little one was certainly "game"
I was able to get right up to them - almost touching distance - without disturbing them....no wonder they are seen on many menues...easy to catch....
I was kicking myself that I did not have the camera with me!
