Pheasant at the birdtable

He must have been hungry!

I guess so Sticki he had walked all around the garden before he discovered them!!

How deep is that snow?

Hi Neellan,i too have a pheasant coming into the garden.we call him philly,sometimes two females come with him too.

Sticki the drifts are 10' in places that one is 4' :o(
at least the sun shone today not enough to thaw this lot alas :o)

Hi Suey He came alone today he usually brings a partner too, it's nice to have them call isn't it? :o)

Ten foot?! That's deeper than I have ever known it! That's scarily deep! Is that what it's like on the isle of Arran too?

I know the worst since 1979 here in NE Wales, blizzards and strong easterly winds together and non stop. I Don't know about the Isle of Arran though :o(

My eldest son was born in that winter, was quite snowy while I was in hospital but not too terrible in the midlands.

Arran was on tv a couple of days ago the west side was badly hit and no power for several days with power cables broken I think

Hi Neena

Good photo... I like the way you've pictured the pheasant pacing through the snow ... :o)
Are the smaller birds still visiting ?

Ah I hadn't seen the report on Arran Sticki, even worse when you have no power, My son was born Dec that year too :o)

Hi TT yes he made me smile high stepping it out there, the smaller birds are definitely still visiting, fortunately I had stocked up with seed and nuts on Thursday too! :o)

Thank you for liking Drc and Klahanie :o)

Lovely pic,Neellan,they are desperate now,aren't they?..same year as my daughter was born too..deep snow and Ambulances on strike in Feb,when she was born..one scared mum to be..not pram pushing weather till 4 weeks later :o(..Hope it starts to thaw for you very soon..enough now ...

Thanks Bloomer he is a regular visitor but has never attempted the peanut feeder before for obvious reasons!! '79 was a good year for babies if not the weather it seems! Talking about weather enough is enough you're right :o)

The beautiful colours of the pheasant show up wonderfully with the backdrop of snow. A good one for homemade Christmas cards next year Neena!

Thank you Tracey, he was back again today making the other birds wait while he helped himself!