Female pheasant

Photo about Common Pheasant female isolated on white background, Phasianus colchicus. Image of female, wildlife, bird - 23384591

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…

Available for Commercial Licensing with Getty Images Thrumshing La. This is the version of the Pheasant that is found in Eastern Bhutan, which has more red on its breast as compared to its counterparts in West Bhutan. This fella and his mate came REALLY close to the car we were in, in response to the calls our guide was playing.

Pheasant

Lady Amherst's Pheasant - Chrysolophus amherstiae female adult, identification. picture by Jean-Claude Jamoulle. Ref:jcja83359

A first year ring-necked pheasant hen keeps a wary eye on the photographer. I came upon about a half dozen young pheasants that appeared to be all sibs. At first they hid in the bushes as I drove up, but after waiting a few minutes they emerged one by one and I was able to get some pics from close range - maybe 15 feet or so. A real treat! Seen at Bosque del Apache, NM.