Fred Basset by Alex Graham for January 24, 2025

He is just being careful Fred!

I wonder if this was originally published on Robert Burns Day. We’re close — Jan, 25.

Pheasant or not, poor Jock’s fear reflexes kicked in and his heart started a fast pitty pat. Maybe he didn’t realize it was just the pheasant. Bless his furry heart.

Isn’t Burns night tomorrow?

Shouldn’t Jock be the dog quoting Burns? He is a Scotty, after all.

To a Mouse On Turning Her Up in Her Nest with the Plough, November, 1785.

Time for a Burn’s Supper ;-)

What big eyes you have Scotty !!!

If someone commenting were to call a pheasant that your censors would block it!

Look at Fred, quoting Burns!

Don’t scoff until you’ve had a game bird of some sort flush right in front of your nose – some birds can be very loud and those clattering wings make them look humongous. If said bird happens to be a wild turkey, they’re already pretty large, so it feels like a pterodactyl just took off. A classmate and I were on a collecting field trip in the Tuskegee National Forest when a turkey broke cover nearby; she screamed and I nearly dropped my notebook. Once we could focus on the flying bird we laughed, but dang, that thing was BIG!