Escape!

This afternoon I went to Wem and Whixall Mosses in the hope of spotting reptiles as the weather was so warm . The heat was intense at Wem, no shelter and wellies (it's boggy there) added to it! There were no reptiles but I heard a female cuckoo calling followed by a male - lovely to hear. I was 99% sure that I saw one fly but it was a very brief sighting.

I saw this male pheasant at Whixall Moss. It was walking through the long grass very intently. He  suddenly jumped onto a female that was lying in the grass and pinned her down with his wings. Here she is escaping from him. I think that he needs a few lessons in romance!