Mystery of 'two-headed pheasant'
The photograph of the "two-headed pheasant" was sent into the BBC
Photographs taken in the grounds of a former stately home, apparently showing a pheasant with two heads, could be an elaborate hoax it is claimed.
The photographs, sent to the BBC, purport to show the bird in the grounds of Himley Hall, near Dudley.
However, an artist from Birmingham said the bird looked remarkably similar one of her creations.
Annabel de Vetten, who used stuffed birds for the works, gave one away as a present and another has gone missing.
She said the one given away could be in the hands of the people responsible for a hoax in 2004 which led people to believe a crocodile was loose in nearby Kingswinford.
The other pheasant sculpture was being displayed at Birmingham's Custard Factory, but was reported missing last week.
Sally Newell, the estate manager at Himley Hall, said none of her staff had seen even a one-headed pheasant - let alone one with two heads.
She said: "There are always strange quirks of nature, but that one I would reserve judgement on."
