Saddle bum
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- Location
- Kent
It was one of those days when a "Chinese gale" was blowing, you know, which ever direction you rode, the wind was on your nose.
Up ahead I saw two cock pheasants sparring in the middle of the road. A car coming the other way had stopped to avoid them. The birds were oblivious to anything happening around them.
As I approached, I bent down and tried to scoop up one, whereupon both took off. In retrospect, I don't know what I would have done if I had got it, given it to the car driver I suppose.
There appears to be a lot around at the moment, which is surprising, as during the last season they were very hard to find.
Our gamekeeper says that cock pheasants fighting is not good, "They're supposed to f***, not fight", he says.
Up ahead I saw two cock pheasants sparring in the middle of the road. A car coming the other way had stopped to avoid them. The birds were oblivious to anything happening around them.
As I approached, I bent down and tried to scoop up one, whereupon both took off. In retrospect, I don't know what I would have done if I had got it, given it to the car driver I suppose.
There appears to be a lot around at the moment, which is surprising, as during the last season they were very hard to find.
Our gamekeeper says that cock pheasants fighting is not good, "They're supposed to f***, not fight", he says.