Bullied young female pheasant being a smart bird

In the video clip below, you will see how a young female pheasant outsmarted an older female who would pick on her when eating the seeds fallen from our bird feeder.

Unterrupted mud bath

In the video clip below, you will see a wild female pheasant having a mud bath under some hedges. She then has to stop to leave space for my two hens Holly and Hazel. I have noticed that pheasants, particularly female pheasants, like to use my hens' mud baths (yes, they do have a few "self-made" baths dotted around the garden - unfortunately for me really because the mud baths become rather unsightly and messy deep little craters). My theory is that pheasants think it is a safe place to go. Wouldn't you agree?

Wild pheasants under the oak tree

Wild pheasants are a common sight in our garden. Although four male pheasants together is quite an unusual sight because of their territorial nature, they happily gather under our oak tree to feed on the fallen acorns. Female pheasants have plain coloured feathers making it virtually impossible to see them unless they move.

Four male pheasants

Camouflage feathers

A tint of red at the front of the eye