This reminds me of when I was working up near Newbury, I was ploughing when
a family of Little owls emerged onto a branch straight ahead of me, I slowed
the tractor and kept going, I finally stopped only about 15 ft from them.
They didn't pay any attention to me sitting there with the engine running, I
stayed there for several minutes, then decided to turn off the engine. Bad
mistake....they took off in a matter of seconds, and I never saw them again.
Just wish I had had a camera with me, but who carries on when they are at
work.
It was the same field that used to get visited by a 1 legged Pheasant that
would hop along behind the plough quite happily.
This is where I found out the difference in feeding habits of Pigeons and
Pheasants, the pigeons take the outer leaves of the cabbage, the pheasants
eat out the heart.

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David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk