has this happened to you?
so we're walking through the woods in the chilterns. it's late and we have to find the car so we're marching. we're alone but i begin to get the sense we're being followed. there's rustling in the undergrowth behind me. at first, i think i've kicked something and it's rolling down the hill. but it gets louder, and closer, until i can hear that it's right behind me. i whip round. it's a male golden pheasant. it's standing about 3 feet away. it looks at me. i look at it. it's like larry's staring contests in curb your enthusiasm.
'look, it's a pheasant,' i tell the other half. 'it might be attacking me,' i say, unsure. but it isn't. we just stare at each other.
'come on, we have to find the car,' says other half.
'bye, then,' i say to the pheasant and head off.
a few feet later, i hear rustling behind me again. i turn around. it's the pheasant, 2 feet away this time. it looks at me. other half has marched on ahead. i head off again. followed by the pheasant, for, like, nearly a mile, even brushing against my legs as i walk. until we get to a stile, which he can't or wont climb, so that's when i say goodbye.

weird, huh? has anyone else been followed by a pheasant?
(threadkiller, Tue 23 Sep 2008, 9:40, Reply)