Pheasants in the garden

As we are surrounded by fields, pheasants will often come to our garden to pick fallen seeds from our bird feeder. Look at this male pheasant below waiting patiently and looking up in the air!

Do you know what this pheasant is looking at?

It is actually waiting for small birds to come to the bird feeder and drop seeds on the floor. Nuthatches, and to a lesser extend blue tits and great tits, are very messy eaters and will pick through the seeds to get to their their favourite ones dropping a lot of food on the floor in the process. This is a great opportunity for ground feeders and larger birds who could not otherwise reach the bird feeder to get their share.