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Day 51: 29th March – Not a day to be a Pheasant

Today’s trivia is on pheasants:

Males have iridescent plumage, a red facial wattle, and can reach 24–35 inches in length. Females are smaller and cryptic, designed to blend into their surroundings to avoid predators while nesting.
They are omnivores, feeding on seeds, grains, berries, leaves, insects, and small spiders.
They prefer woodlands, farmland, and grassland areas, often near agricultural land.
Pheasants are polygamous, with one male often mating with multiple females. Females build nests on the ground in hidden locations, laying a clutch of 8–15 eggs that hatch in roughly 23 days.
Their average lifespan is less than 1 year, as they are a major prey species for foxes, owls, and hawks.
While they prefer to run rather than fly, they can fly at over 38-48 mph when threatened. They often roost in trees at night.
Originally from Asia, they were introduced to Britain, likely by the Romans or Normans.
Over 20 million are released annually in the UK for shooting, and running over! Still probably not enough.
The name comes from the ancient Greek word for the Rioni River in Georgia, Phasis.

I took another look at Hotel Indigo’s welcome, but not sure how I should take it . . .

The flowers as a supprise, or the backside of someone as the surprise?

Another sunny day seems to be in order for today, so the plan is to explore the North York Moors and surrounds.

First stop was a small village called Hutton-le-Hole . . .

We went looking for a coffee, but

The crowds were starting to come, so we then thought the sea side might be nice on such a sunny day and mid week🤔. When we arrived at Scarborough, we were greated with swarms of people, traffic and wall to wall junk shops. So we did a drive-by sight seeing tour . . .

Soooo american looking😱😱😱😱