Wildlife
Jun 29th 2009sarahEngland & Photos
Along with the foxes, there seem to be pheasants everywhere in this country. When Paul and I first got our car and drove around every weekend like it was going out of style, it was nice to see the birds everywhere, but also sad to see how many ended up as roadkill. Seriously, they were everywhere. Ever since, I’ve been trying to get a nice shot of one – with my camera, guys, the camera! – but haven’t had any luck. With as prolific as they are you would think this would be an easy task, but they’ve eluded me so far. I think I’m just a bit too obvious about how I go about it. I never could walk quietly in the woods!
Well, I finally got a shot at one – with the camera!!
And here’s my pheasant:
I was finally able to get a lovely picture while I was visiting friends near Leeds. We made a trip to Harewood House while we were there, and that’s where we found this old boy just hanging out along a path.
2 Comments »
Anneli on 30 Jun 2009 at 10:57 am #
Wow, that picture is very very good! Impressed at getting a pheasant standing still! Whenever I see them they are running very fast away (although granted, I am usually in a car at the time!)
sarah on 03 Jul 2009 at 5:01 pm #
Well, you could say I cheated as there was a bird sanctuary place/thingie at Harewood House, but I don’t think I did, as he was roaming free and clear. Not caged or anything – could have gone where he liked when he saw me coming!