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Phasianus colchicus
Ring-necked Pheasants stride across open fields and weedy roadsides in the U.S. and southern Canada. Males sport iridescent copper-and-gold plumage, a red face, and a crisp white collar; their rooster-like crowing can be heard from up to a mile away. The brown females blend in with their field habitat. Introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the 1880s, pheasants quickly became one of North America’s most popular upland game birds. Watch for them along roads or bursting into flight from brushy cover. (Cornell)
While doing the Audubon Christmas Bird Count I noticed this pheasant feeding on fruit from an ornamental tree directly in front of a house. I took a few photos from the car until eventually the pheasant realized I was there and it ran off.
Spotted on Dec 15, 2013
Submitted on Dec 17, 2013
34 Comments (1–25)
Thanks Lauren and Mark.
Congrats Tom. Stunning photo.
Congratulations Tom, beautiful picture, almost like a painting! I love their tail feathers.
Thanks for all the nice comments! Everything worked out well to get this picture. The car substitutes as a nice blind and when I first saw the pheasant, it was towards the back of the tree and behind many berries. After a few minutes it came out like this in the front and must have eventually heard the shutter on my camera going like crazy and then it ran off.
Beautiful bird and shot - congratulations!
Congratulations !
Nice:) Glad that you stayed unnoticed for the shot.
Congratulations! Beautiful spot.
Congrats Tom!!
Wonderful shot and lucky you to have this beauty spotted right outside your house!
congratulations Tom!beautiful one!
Nice Tom! Congrats!
Congrats again on the SOTD Tom,very well deserved
wow what a gorgeous picture. congrats Tom really nice.
Congrats Tom! Once again, very well deserved!
Beautiful
Congrats Tom! Beautiful photo, jealous I can't find one!
Congratulations Tom on your SOTD
Congratulations Tom, your colorful pheasant is Spotting of the Day!
Native to China and East Asia, these colorful birds have been introduced to North America and other parts of the world.
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Thanks Kathleen and Tiz!
Amazing Tom!
Beautiful!
Ava and António, that's a good idea. I think I will make a card out of this picture. Thanks for all the nice comments.
Amazing!
Iam with Ava Tom :-) the perfect spotting for the occasion,very good photo,congrats and thanks for sharing