Unusual guests.

All the bird feeders are filled up every day but sometimes we do get rather unusual guests taking advantage of them. After searching on the ground and drawing a blank this male pheasant flew up on to the thinnest branch possible after watching the birds feed at the nut feeder in the tree. He knew there was food in the containers but just could not reach even though he tried his best and wobbled about quite dangerously. After a while he gave up, flew down and squawked back up to Aspenwood to check out the menu up there.

The evening shift brings out the long tailed mice who scramble nimbly up the tree trunk and dine on the peanuts without a care in the world.

Luckily for them our two Loch Ness Monsters were taking a rest after an exhausting day - bless.