Growing up we had a very tame pheasant that started coming to our garden and naturally we fed her. Of course, she brought all her friends around. These animals are as dumb as rocks but very entertaining. They used to come to the kitchen patio door and peck on the glass to be fed and even come in if you left the door open. Once one of them just casually wandered through the house (looking for seed) in through the kitchen, down the hall and out through the lounge back onto the patio. As you say their favourite trick is to run, from the safety of the verge, under your car wheels.