Wildlife Out My Window

I think I mentioned that the view out my window is fabulous. Fabulous might even be a bit weak, spectacular? Not only do I get a perfect view of the hills and the Chemung River Valley, I cannot see one house or car. That, to me, is perfect. Add to that Tanglewood's bird feeders are just outside my window and WOW. Right about this time of day (4:30pm) we get "visitors" at the birdfeeder. Yes, we do have the varied blackbirds and cardinals, the chickadees, titmice, blue jays, but since we are where we are, and since "game" animals somehow "know" they are safe here, we also get deer and pheasant at the feeders. The pheasant has been coming every day for the past week. It's a male and he's really pretty. He's funny too because he's pretty paranoid-looking. He spends a lot of time looking around and crouching down while he's near the building. If he's feeling particularly uneasy, he'll crouch and jog a bit. The deer are wary too, but not as wary as the pheasant. They will stroll up to the feeders, all the while looking up towards the windows- they know that is where the noise they don't like to hear comes from (people). Their ears are perky and their tails are ready to lift if they need to run. Must be kind of nerve-wracking being a prey item? I guess that 's how some humans feel in the big cities though. Somewhat hyper-alert and preyish. That's why I prefer nature.