We had a new visitor to our garden – no, not Monster (that’s his shouty face).
A beautiful cock pheasant who arrives every day to look for food in our garden. Pheasants are not indigenous birds to Shetland and, although I see them around on my travels to Leradale (they were released from a nearby croft either by accident or design), they have never visited us. I have a feeling my neighbour also feeds this same bird. He is obviously doing the neighbourhood.
I am intrigued by him. I always want to watch and even tame him down a bit.
But he is very difficult to photograph!
I took these from my kitchen – note-to-self, I must clean the window.
I am not sure how OH feels about this beautiful bird scratching up his garden. I don’t care. Animals over garden every time unless it is a certain cat doing his business in the potatoes – that’s a different discussion.
So I crept outside with my big camera to see if I could get better photos.
And he immediately ran away.
And then flew away. I will keep trying, though.
Mighty well dressed visitor in the garden. Hope Monster does not bother this lovely bird.
You’ve got some good photos.
what a beautiful bird! years ago I would see them occasionally see one but sadly no longer.
And did he cackle as he flew away? Love that sound.
Love Pheasants! In our last house, which was close to a place where they raised pheasants…they would let them out every October and we would get around 50 wandering all over our land. We even had one that would come up to the glass door by my office, and tap on the door for corn! We have some great pictures of that. Enjoy your beautiful visitor. Sure hope Monster doesn’t bother him!
So beautiful.