Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her the best local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have made around the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken wire so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the food and be protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have right shape of tail. It was really cool. Love, Anna > [Original Message] > Jo Cwazy <heartwork > > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM > Baby pheasant > > We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing > nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her the best > local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have made around > the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken wire > so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the food and be > protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the > pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just > hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow. > > Jo > > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Hi Anna It must have been good to see an otter/beaver. I always enjoy seeing wildlife. Jo > When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River > Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see > pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river > otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have right shape > of tail. It was really cool. > > Love, > Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 prolly an otter...not a lot of beavers around sacto...you have to go much further afield to see them did you see body shape at all? if yer unsure, it prolly was a muskrat...possibly a nutria... while hiking up in redowwd regional park years ago, we came across a tiny quail under a bush..it just sat and looked at us... since it didn;t look like any of the native quail..we investigated it just looked at us..allowed us to pick it up it didn't look sick er injured, but this is mighty odd behavoir fer a bird, er most other critters as well worried that a feral cat would make it lunch..we took it home and built it a run..it liked to hang out with our chickens.... it eventually lived in our room..we named it Dan(get it..dan quail...ah..fergit it) then it laid an egg whoops.... ok..daniella then she lived with us fer about 5 years..she was either a chinese er a japanese quail..an escapee i guess... i miss that little gurl... she use t ohop in yer hand if you held it down to her..and liked to follow you all over the haus..peepin as she went... and, she hated ppl in baseball caps wahahahahahahahahahahhah guess it looked like a big ol beak to her.... Anna Blaine <anna333 Aug 13, 2005 1:22 PM RE: Baby pheasant When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have right shape of tail. It was really cool. Love, Anna > [Original Message] > Jo Cwazy <heartwork > > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM > Baby pheasant > > We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing > nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her the best > local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have made around > the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken wire > so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the food and be > protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the > pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just > hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow. > > Jo > > > > > To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Do muskrat and nutria swim? Cuz this guy was swimming like an SOB. Love, Anna > [Original Message] > fraggle <EBbrewpunx > > 8/13/2005 2:59:00 PM > RE: Baby pheasant > > prolly an otter...not a lot of beavers around sacto...you have to go much further afield to see them > did you see body shape at all? > if yer unsure, it prolly was a muskrat...possibly a nutria... > > while hiking up in redowwd regional park years ago, we came across a tiny quail under a bush..it just sat and looked at us... > since it didn;t look like any of the native quail..we investigated > it just looked at us..allowed us to pick it up > it didn't look sick er injured, but this is mighty odd behavoir fer a bird, er most other critters as well > worried that a feral cat would make it lunch..we took it home and built it a run..it liked to hang out with our chickens.... > it eventually lived in our room..we named it Dan(get it..dan quail...ah..fergit it) > then it laid an egg > whoops.... > ok..daniella then > she lived with us fer about 5 years..she was either a chinese er a japanese quail..an escapee i guess... > > i miss that little gurl... > > she use t ohop in yer hand if you held it down to her..and liked to follow you all over the haus..peepin as she went... > and, she hated ppl in baseball caps > wahahahahahahahahahahhah > guess it looked like a big ol beak to her.... > > > Anna Blaine <anna333 > Aug 13, 2005 1:22 PM > > RE: Baby pheasant > > When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River > Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see > pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river > otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have right shape > of tail. It was really cool. > > Love, > Anna > > > > [Original Message] > > Jo Cwazy <heartwork > > > > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM > > Baby pheasant > > > > We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing > > nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her the best > > local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have made around > > the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken > wire > > so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the food and > be > > protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the > > pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just > > hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow. > > > > Jo > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 muskrats live in the water.... they either make burrows in the bank, er a house out of swamp plants... nutria also live in the water...nutrai are from south america..a tad smaller then muskrats... otters are really sleak.. beavers have a more rounded head and sticky body, and are twice the size of a muskrat... and of course the tail.... Anna Blaine <anna333 Aug 13, 2005 2:01 PM RE: Baby pheasant Do muskrat and nutria swim? Cuz this guy was swimming like an SOB. Love, Anna > [Original Message] > fraggle <EBbrewpunx > > 8/13/2005 2:59:00 PM > RE: Baby pheasant > > prolly an otter...not a lot of beavers around sacto...you have to go much further afield to see them > did you see body shape at all? > if yer unsure, it prolly was a muskrat...possibly a nutria... > > while hiking up in redowwd regional park years ago, we came across a tiny quail under a bush..it just sat and looked at us... > since it didn;t look like any of the native quail..we investigated > it just looked at us..allowed us to pick it up > it didn't look sick er injured, but this is mighty odd behavoir fer a bird, er most other critters as well > worried that a feral cat would make it lunch..we took it home and built it a run..it liked to hang out with our chickens.... > it eventually lived in our room..we named it Dan(get it..dan quail...ah..fergit it) > then it laid an egg > whoops.... > ok..daniella then > she lived with us fer about 5 years..she was either a chinese er a japanese quail..an escapee i guess... > > i miss that little gurl... > > she use t ohop in yer hand if you held it down to her..and liked to follow you all over the haus..peepin as she went... > and, she hated ppl in baseball caps > wahahahahahahahahahahhah > guess it looked like a big ol beak to her.... > > > Anna Blaine <anna333 > Aug 13, 2005 1:22 PM > > RE: Baby pheasant > > When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River > Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see > pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river > otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have right shape > of tail. It was really cool. > > Love, > Anna > > > > [Original Message] > > Jo Cwazy <heartwork > > > > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM > > Baby pheasant > > > > We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing > > nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her the best > > local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have made around > > the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken > wire > > so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the food and > be > > protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the > > pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just > > hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow. > > > > Jo > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 Oh Fraggle - how lovely! I bet you do miss her. I still miss our little budgie Icarus who died last year - still say hello when I come home from work. As you have guessed I am a sucker for birds. We looked after a baby pheasant hen a few years back. A farmer friend was ploughing a field and accidentally chopped up the nest and the chick was the only survivor. We put it in a run in the garden - he had called it Lucy. We looked after her for about six weeks until she was old enough to go off on her own. Jo - " fraggle " <EBbrewpunx Saturday, August 13, 2005 9:58 PM RE: Baby pheasant > prolly an otter...not a lot of beavers around sacto...you have to go much further afield to see them > did you see body shape at all? > if yer unsure, it prolly was a muskrat...possibly a nutria... > > while hiking up in redowwd regional park years ago, we came across a tiny quail under a bush..it just sat and looked at us... > since it didn;t look like any of the native quail..we investigated > it just looked at us..allowed us to pick it up > it didn't look sick er injured, but this is mighty odd behavoir fer a bird, er most other critters as well > worried that a feral cat would make it lunch..we took it home and built it a run..it liked to hang out with our chickens.... > it eventually lived in our room..we named it Dan(get it..dan quail...ah..fergit it) > then it laid an egg > whoops.... > ok..daniella then > she lived with us fer about 5 years..she was either a chinese er a japanese quail..an escapee i guess... > > i miss that little gurl... > > she use t ohop in yer hand if you held it down to her..and liked to follow you all over the haus..peepin as she went... > and, she hated ppl in baseball caps > wahahahahahahahahahahhah > guess it looked like a big ol beak to her.... > > > Anna Blaine <anna333 > Aug 13, 2005 1:22 PM > > RE: Baby pheasant > > When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River > Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see > pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river > otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have right shape > of tail. It was really cool. > > Love, > Anna > > > > [Original Message] > > Jo Cwazy <heartwork > > > > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM > > Baby pheasant > > > > We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing > > nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her the best > > local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have made around > > the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken > wire > > so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the food and > be > > protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the > > pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just > > hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow. > > > > Jo > > > > > > > > > > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 How sweet! We used to have a beagle named Brutus. Brutus had puppies, but was still Brutus.fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: prolly an otter...not a lot of beavers around sacto...you have to go much further afield to see themdid you see body shape at all?if yer unsure, it prolly was a muskrat...possibly a nutria...while hiking up in redowwd regional park years ago, we came across a tiny quail under a bush..it just sat and looked at us...since it didn;t look like any of the native quail..we investigatedit just looked at us..allowed us to pick it upit didn't look sick er injured, but this is mighty odd behavoir fer a bird, er most other critters as wellworried that a feral cat would make it lunch..we took it home and built it a run..it liked to hang out with our chickens....it eventually lived in our room..we named it Dan(get it..dan quail...ah..fergit it)then it laid an eggwhoops....ok..daniella thenshe lived with us fer about 5 years..she was either a chinese er a japanese quail..an escapee i guess...i miss that little gurl...she use t ohop in yer hand if you held it down to her..and liked to follow you all over the haus..peepin as she went...and, she hated ppl in baseball capswahahahahahahahahahahhahguess it looked like a big ol beak to her....Anna Blaine <anna333Aug 13, 2005 1:22 PM Subject: RE: Baby pheasantWhen I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American RiverTrail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to seepheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a riverotter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have right shapeof tail. It was really cool.Love,Anna> [Original Message]> Jo Cwazy <heartwork> To: > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM> Baby pheasant>> We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing> nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her the best> local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have made around> the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chickenwire> so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the food andbe> protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the> pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just> hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow.>> Jo>>>>> To send an email to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 ah, so you know about muskrats? Can you tell me about muskrat love and why it ticks presidents off so much?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: muskrats live in the water....they either make burrows in the bank, er a house out of swamp plants...nutria also live in the water...nutrai are from south america..a tad smaller then muskrats...otters are really sleak..beavers have a more rounded head and sticky body, and are twice the size of a muskrat...and of course the tail....Anna Blaine <anna333Aug 13, 2005 2:01 PM Subject: RE: Baby pheasantDo muskrat and nutria swim? Cuz this guy was swimming like an SOB.Love,Anna> [Original Message]> fraggle <EBbrewpunx> > 8/13/2005 2:59:00 PM> RE: Baby pheasant>> prolly an otter...not a lot of beavers around sacto...you have to go muchfurther afield to see them> did you see body shape at all?> if yer unsure, it prolly was a muskrat...possibly a nutria...>> while hiking up in redowwd regional park years ago, we came across a tinyquail under a bush..it just sat and looked at us...> since it didn;t look like any of the native quail..we investigated> it just looked at us..allowed us to pick it up> it didn't look sick er injured, but this is mighty odd behavoir fer abird, er most other critters as well> worried that a feral cat would make it lunch..we took it home and builtit a run..it liked to hang out with our chickens....> it eventually lived in our room..we named it Dan(get it..danquail...ah..fergit it)> then it laid an egg> whoops....> ok..daniella then> she lived with us fer about 5 years..she was either a chinese er ajapanese quail..an escapee i guess...>> i miss that little gurl...>> she use t ohop in yer hand if you held it down to her..and liked tofollow you all over the haus..peepin as she went...> and, she hated ppl in baseball caps> wahahahahahahahahahahhah> guess it looked like a big ol beak to her....>> > Anna Blaine <anna333> Aug 13, 2005 1:22 PM> > RE: Baby pheasant>> When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River> Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see> pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river> otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have rightshape> of tail. It was really cool.>> Love,> Anna>>> > [Original Message]> > Jo Cwazy <heartwork> > > > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM> > Baby pheasant> >> > We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing> > nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her thebest> > local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have madearound> > the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken> wire> > so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the foodand> be> > protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the> > pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just> > hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow.> >> > Jo> >> >> >> >> > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 sorry... i can't tell you much besides that they mate in the early spring, and have up to 4 litters of half a dozen pups per year and that 70's songs like that make my teeth itch Jonnie Hellens Aug 16, 2005 11:09 AM RE: Baby pheasant ah, so you know about muskrats? Can you tell me about muskrat love and why it ticks presidents off so much?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: muskrats live in the water....they either make burrows in the bank, er a house out of swamp plants...nutria also live in the water...nutrai are from south america..a tad smaller then muskrats...otters are really sleak..beavers have a more rounded head and sticky body, and are twice the size of a muskrat...and of course the tail....Anna Blaine <anna333Aug 13, 2005 2:01 PM Subject: RE: Baby pheasantDo muskrat and nutria swim? Cuz this guy was swimming like an SOB.Love,Anna> [Original Message]> fraggle <EBbrewpunx> > 8/13/2005 2:59:00 PM> RE: Baby pheasant>> prolly an otter...not a lot of beavers around sacto...you have to go muchfurther afield to see them> did you see body shape at all?> if yer unsure, it prolly was a muskrat...possibly a nutria...>> while hiking up in redowwd regional park years ago, we came across a tinyquail under a bush..it just sat and looked at us...> since it didn;t look like any of the native quail..we investigated> it just looked at us..allowed us to pick it up> it didn't look sick er injured, but this is mighty odd behavoir fer abird, er most other critters as well> worried that a feral cat would make it lunch..we took it home and builtit a run..it liked to hang out with our chickens....> it eventually lived in our room..we named it Dan(get it..danquail...ah..fergit it)> then it laid an egg> whoops....> ok..daniella then> she lived with us fer about 5 years..she was either a chinese er ajapanese quail..an escapee i guess...>> i miss that little gurl...>> she use t ohop in yer hand if you held it down to her..and liked tofollow you all over the haus..peepin as she went...> and, she hated ppl in baseball caps> wahahahahahahahahahahhah> guess it looked like a big ol beak to her....>> > Anna Blaine <anna333> Aug 13, 2005 1:22 PM> > RE: Baby pheasant>> When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River> Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see> pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river> otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have rightshape> of tail. It was really cool.>> Love,> Anna>>> > [Original Message]> > Jo Cwazy <heartwork> > > > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM> > Baby pheasant> >> > We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing> > nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her thebest> > local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have madearound> > the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken> wire> > so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the foodand> be> > protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the> > pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just> > hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow.> >> > Jo> >> >> >> >> > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Ah, so an enigma... too many of thosefraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: sorry... i can't tell you much besides that they mate in the early spring, and have up to 4 litters of half a dozen pups per year and that 70's songs like that make my teeth itch Jonnie Hellens Aug 16, 2005 11:09 AM RE: Baby pheasant ah, so you know about muskrats? Can you tell me about muskrat love and why it ticks presidents off so much?fraggle <EBbrewpunx wrote: muskrats live in the water....they either make burrows in the bank, er a house out of swamp plants...nutria also live in the water...nutrai are from south america..a tad smaller then muskrats...otters are really sleak..beavers have a more rounded head and sticky body, and are twice the size of a muskrat...and of course the tail....Anna Blaine <anna333Aug 13, 2005 2:01 PM Subject: RE: Baby pheasantDo muskrat and nutria swim? Cuz this guy was swimming like an SOB.Love,Anna> [Original Message]> fraggle <EBbrewpunx> > 8/13/2005 2:59:00 PM> RE: Baby pheasant>> prolly an otter...not a lot of beavers around sacto...you have to go muchfurther afield to see them> did you see body shape at all?> if yer unsure, it prolly was a muskrat...possibly a nutria...>> while hiking up in redowwd regional park years ago, we came across a tinyquail under a bush..it just sat and looked at us...> since it didn;t look like any of the native quail..we investigated> it just looked at us..allowed us to pick it up> it didn't look sick er injured, but this is mighty odd behavoir fer abird, er most other critters as well> worried that a feral cat would make it lunch..we took it home and builtit a run..it liked to hang out with our chickens....> it eventually lived in our room..we named it Dan(get it..danquail...ah..fergit it)> then it laid an egg> whoops....> ok..daniella then> she lived with us fer about 5 years..she was either a chinese er ajapanese quail..an escapee i guess...>> i miss that little gurl...>> she use t ohop in yer hand if you held it down to her..and liked tofollow you all over the haus..peepin as she went...> and, she hated ppl in baseball caps> wahahahahahahahahahahhah> guess it looked like a big ol beak to her....>> > Anna Blaine <anna333> Aug 13, 2005 1:22 PM> > RE: Baby pheasant>> When I lived in Sacramento, I often went running on the American River> Trail. There, right in the middle of an urban area, I got to see> pheasants, quail, deer, hares, and once I saw what I think was a river> otter. It's possible it was beaver, but it didn't seen to have rightshape> of tail. It was really cool.>> Love,> Anna>>> > [Original Message]> > Jo Cwazy <heartwork> > > > 8/13/2005 10:29:55 AM> > Baby pheasant> >> > We had a baby pheasant in the garden this morning :-) with mum standing> > nearby to keep watch. I suppose she thought she should show her thebest> > local eating place! The baby was in the 'cage' which we have madearound> > the base of the bird feeder. We made this cage with big guage chicken> wire> > so that little ground feeding birds could hop through to get the foodand> be> > protected from the local cats. It works well. We just wondered how the> > pheasant got in there but when the hen thought it was time to go it just> > hopped through. I wonder if it will be back tomorrow.> >> > Jo> >> >> >> >> > To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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