General Chat

Em and Linda - please don't tell me my mum's completely sane after all! I didn't know that's why one was unlucky. I thought it was unlucky for the person who saw it. Thanks for the info! Daisy

Kerry, Lucky you. I,ve had two recent bird threads, but no pheasants. By the way. have you heard the story about the pheasant? It,s , a beautiful tale. forgive me. Happy days

Do you know the reason seeing 1 magpie is unlucky......it is because magpies mate together for life and if you see 1 on his own it is he has probably lost his partner ...hence 1 for sorrow 2 for joy Linda

er.. but Daisy, i always say 'hello Mr magpie' when i see a lone magpie... and always do look for a second one.. Woof!! lol.

No thanks Em! Have enough of them and spend far to much time frantically looking around for a second one when I see one on its own! My mum tells me that if you see one magpie you should assume there are more and say 'hello Mr Magpie, Mrs Magpie and all the little baby magpies'. She is a wonderful woman but quite often barking! Daisy

I am very Jealous!! Anyone want to swap some magpies??

Hi Kerry They are stunning aren't they? We back on to fields and have a couple of pheasants wandering up and down the garden almost every day at the moment. The other day one came right up to the dining room window whilst I was on here and peered at me for quite some time! He was beautiful. Daisy

what a lovely picture that conjures up Sally! :))

Oh Crikey Kerry , imagine it, lots of raucus love making and then little baby pheasants!! lol

We used to have pheasants where we lived before. They'll fly away when they are ready - wheee over the hedge they went! :-) Joy

Theres nothing wrong with your Pheasant he is stakeing out his display area this could take sevral hours untill he desides wether its a good or bad site, You do not have lots of femails in your area do you (look like him but brown all over) if he finds a lack of them he will head off for pastuers new and better S*X

sometimes they can just have had the wind taken out of thier sails so to speak.... but 4 hours? he is going to leave, a very fat pheasant! lol

HI Kerry, we live in the middle of nowhere, and have the things all over :) they usually start about six in the morning. I can see two males in the field now. They usually just fly away when they have had enough. We feed them wild bird seed.( When the partner has gone to work ) as he doesn't like them in the garden.,

Not sure Em. He`s wandering around the garden. Doesn`t look hurt!!!Looks quite happy lol

Thats a long time!! i wonder whether perhaps he may be winded then... could have been grazed by a car or something. perhaps its best not to disturb him then, give him time to come round?

I couldn`t either!! Alison(my neighbour) says he has been there since about 5.30am(she saw him when she was getting up with her son who is same age as Kian) That`s 4hrs, must be having a good brekkie!!!

lol kerry, i think he will be far more scared of you!! er,, not that you are scarey... :)) I remember years ago, my dad who was a vicar of a parish in Cheshire was given a brace of pheasants for christmas from a farmer... we had to have the things hanging in the garage for ages before some kind sole plucked them for us... i didnt partake.. couldnt bring myself to eat them...

Actually braved going out in the garden but peeked around the shed to get the photo. Had images of it getting scared and attacking me! Had to use camera phone as our digi cam needs new batteries. Wish I could upload it, but can`t LOL

Got a photo but only on my camera phone. It`s neck is like a rich blue colour/turquoise xxxx

kERRY HOW LOVELY, take a photo out of your upstairs window, they are good flyers so don't worry to much, it probably is out for a la cart brekkie lol sandra