4/2/16

Unexpected visitor

As we talked in the lounge, Hubby suddenly said, 'There's a pheasant!' We quietly watched and photographed him as he wandered around in my flower garden and all around the house! I had occasionally seen him (I assume it was him, anyway) as we drove down the road but never expected him to show up so close to the house. He seemed to have found lots of bugs and stuff to eat, so maybe he'll be back some time. 





17 comments:

Anonymous said...

come to say hallo! P.

Linda W. said...

We used to get a wild pheasant that would visit our backyard. My hubby and I called him "Fred."

John "By Stargoose And Hanglands" said...

Yes, he's a him. Females don't have the colourful head. If he's found plenty to eat he'll be back, as long as he doesn't have an unfortunate encounter with a car or a shotgun.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

a lovely bird to see at close Quarters Betty. Have a wonderful weekend.

Noke said...

Ein schöner Besucher.

Gruß
Noke

Natasha said...

Awww, what lovely photos! I love pheasants, the males are so colourful! - Tasha

CountryMum said...

You are very lucky to have him visit so close. They are quite beautiful with their stunning markings.

Rhonda Albom said...

What a beautiful surprise visitor.

John said...

Nice catch - looks similar to those we have

waldlaeufer68 Frank Scholtyssek said...

That is really nice as an animal to get in front of the camera, at least here in Germany, here with us pheasants are the last years reintroduce and now is mating season and you can hear your loud cries over many meters ...
greetings Frank

Anonymous said...

Wow, that pheasant must have made your day! It's such a beautiful bird! Thank you so much for being a part of Seasons! Forgot that you were an American, so you knew about these time changes, haha! We are dealing with it all the time now our son studies in Europe.
Have a great week!

facile et beau - Gusta said...

what an extraordinaray visitor. So lucky you got some nice pictures.
have a nice day.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

He's gorgeous -- pretty sure it is a male, because I think the female is plainer brown , at least the pheasants we had in Oregon.

Anonymous said...

Just coming back to say many thanks for being a part of Seasons this week:) Hope to see you soon!

Ohmydearests said...

what a lovely visitor! i would be so excited if i saw one in my garden!

Ida said...

He's gorgeous. That last shot of him is perfect. I would love to have one visit my garden too.

CountryMouse said...

What a pretty visitor.