A rather unpleasant pheasant

Delivering mail to the dozen homes of the hamlet of Lowesby should be a simple task.

But Jackie Chadwick's round has turned into a running battle thanks to a very fiery pheasant.



Each morning he attacks the hapless postwoman and sometimes her van too.

Known to locals as Freddie, the pheasant pursues her from door to door pecking her when he can get close enough. He enjoys his sport so much that he has taken to waiting next to Lowesby's post box for Mrs Chadwick to arrive.