Fred

Hello Fred.
Amy...is this part of your garden ?
Do you have membrane beneath the gravel ?

Yes , TT it is and it does have membrane under it to stop the weeds, every morning I put a selection of small seeds in the hollows in this flint stone for the little birds but Fred has sussed it and tries to get there first.. LOL..

Fred is VERY clever.
I'll put this on GoYpedia membranes...
Do you have membrane under all your gravel areas ?

Yes we have TT .. mainly because there's a lot of Mares Tail in the field next to us and it's a constant battle to try to stop it from spreading across our garden , it's already creeping under a fence at one side , it is very difficult stuff to get rid of ...

Thanks for info...I'll look for some of your pics to add to GoYpedia Weed Suppressing Membranes.

looking rather chubby amy,, we can guess who eats all the cakes cant we lol

What a great visitor to your garden....

lol. Sandra.... I reckon you are right. :o)

Fred is very nicely rounded :)

Hello there Fred! He's a handsome bird Amy.......now wheres CHARLIE....Lol!!

Hello Fred, lovely bird is'nt he or she..

Sandra he is a bully , he charges in and pushes the others aside to get his share ...Gee he has his fair share and more besides of whatever is going ..
Janey sad to say we haven't seen Charlie since the end of last winter , I hope it was old age and not a pheasant shoot :o( ..
Thanks Carole , it's a he :o)

Fred is a prickly pheasant
pushing other pheasants out
and when it comes to feeding time,
he pecks the food about.
He's not a pleasant pheasant
he provokes the other birds,
with his powerful plumage presence
and his rasping birdsong words.

thats absolutely brilliant Amy

What a hadsome portly gent he is lol Love your little ditty Lindak very clever!

LOL .. Lindak .. I like it .. :o)

Thanks Yorkshire , he is a regular ! when I go out and shake the tin he comes running ..:o)

Wont be able to do much running if he gets much larger Amy Lol
Great verse Lindak !

LOL ... my hubby often says he would make a good supper Ray .. ;o((

What do you say to that Amy !!! ??? Or can you repeat it ? Lol

Love the verse Lindak.....t just fits his photo right!

No Ray , I don't think they would like to hear it ....LOL... !!!!!!!!

We had a pheasant visit this garden last winter but haven't seen him this winter. Have heard their rasping calls over in the fields though so they are about.Glad you enjoy the verse. I just can't help putting words to verse sometimes.

It comes naturally to you Lindak , that's good , other people have to work at it ... :o)

We are in the middle of a market town , it always surprises me when Fred comes back every year , he knows he's safe and will be fed !

They are beautiful birds aren't they.