Pheasant, meet Calf.
It's only January, but the cows have already been let into the back pasture. Usually I have to wait until March or even April to see my friends. But the weather has been so warm...suddenly there are signs of spring everywhere.
Including in the pasture. A couple of days ago I noticed a young calf lying in the grass. I grabbed my camera and headed to the fence. While I'm snapping photos, a pheasant walks across the viewfinder! Again, I don't usually see pheasants (or hear them) until spring, but there's Mr Show Off prancing around the pasture, right in front of my camera lens!
I watched as he went over to investigate the calf. He got about 3 feet away, looked her over, and then turned around and walked away.
Last spring there were so many pheasants out there they kept us awake, squawking all evening. (Don't know what a pheasant sounds like? Think of that sound an old-fashioned bicycle bell makes—that's exactly what they sound like.) Maybe that's why this year, we've (we, meaning "Sparky" of course) seen so many foxes.
I predict a busy spring out back.
