It then closed its eyes and dozed off! I couldn’t believe it. Never did I think that we would have a deer at the hide that was so relaxed that it would go to sleep!

They have actually turned out to be one of the easier birds to photograph and I have even been able to photograph them with a wide angle lens, but that’s a story for another day…

If you are coming to the hide, there is of course a chance that you could get to see a hare or deer stroll by, both species do spend time in the nearby woods.

But now, when I get to the hide the first bird I look for is a pheasant. And there’s one pheasant in particular that I look for, and that’s Bob.