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Pot PourriA mobility problem has curtailed my perambulations about my new home and hence my photography of particular subjects. So, this post is a bit of a mixture of some photographs I have managed over the last few days.
No one driving around this district at this time of year could avoid seeing the ubiquitous (common) pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). The male of this species of fairly large and noisy bird has an unmistakable colourful plumage, while the female is a more drab brown; both plumages have large dark angular feather spots, and both sexes have very long barred tails.

Usually, it is the males that attract most attention because of their colourful feathers and the next shot gives a much better impression. The array of colours present is astonishing from that red almost scaly face patch through iridescent greens and blues, a white ring around the neck and onto a myriad of further

Description
Pot PourriA mobility problem has curtailed my perambulations about my new home and hence my photography of particular subjects. So, this post is a bit of a mixture of some photographs I have managed over the last few days.
No one driving around this district at this time of year could avoid seeing the ubiquitous (common) pheasant (Phasianus colchicus). The male of this species of fairly large and noisy bird has an unmistakable colourful plumage, while the female is a more drab brown; both plumages have large dark angular feather spots, and both sexes have very long barred tails.

Usually, it is the males that attract most attention because of their colourful feathers and the next shot gives a much better impression. The array of colours present is astonishing from that red almost scaly face patch through iridescent greens and blues, a white ring around the neck and onto a myriad of further