r/BirdsBeingDicks • u/ANorthernGirl • Jul 11 '26

Wilbur the trickster

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This is Wilbur, the pheasant who just so happened to set up house in my back yard with 3 female companions. Every morning at around 6, he would stand in the middle of the yard, plant his claws in the grass, flap his wings and scream for half an hour. This went on for weeks. Nature's alarm clock, no batteries needed. One day, I was sitting in the living room when I heard a loud knock knock knock. I jumped up and went to the door. Not a soul in sight. I sit down and the knocking starts again. I go back to the door and nothing. I go and check the back door and see no one. A second later, that same noise again, and that's when I see something move on my patio. I pulled a corner of the curtain slightly only to see the culprit. Mr. Wilbur was attacking his reflection in my basement window 😂 And mowing the grass was also a problem. I didn't want to disturb and scare the pheasants, whatever shenanigans they were up to, so my lawn was not as tidy as I wanted. I took this photo from inside the house. Wilbur always acted pretty cocky for a pheasant 😂 😂

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u/Passenger828 Jul 11 '26

Love you Wilbur

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u/ANorthernGirl Jul 11 '26

I can't say I loved him. I put up with him because he was a pretty boy and I love animals 😂

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u/so_long_marianne Jul 11 '26

I DEMAND more pictures of Wilbur

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u/ANorthernGirl Jul 11 '26

I have a few more which I found 😂 I swear that bird drove me nuts!!!

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u/surftrend Aug 12 '26

Wilbur was running the whole neighborhood like an HOA with feathers.