Common Pheasant DSC_9958
Common Pheasant / phasianus colchicus. Suffolk. 17/04/16
Bright, brash and bawdy....this cock pheasant ushered a group of three hens around the edge of a wood.
As they foraged and quietly communicated with each other in barely audible clucks, he threw his beak upwards, stood on his toes and did his wing whirring 'conductor of the orchestra' display. All this accompanied by strident crowing as he held supremacy over his small harem!.
I made this image at the end of one such display. It's one of my favourite poses because the wings are held pointing straight down, revealing the puffed out rump. I think the plumage tones and markings on this area are far more subtle and appealing than those on the rest of the body.
Common Pheasant DSC_9958
Common Pheasant / phasianus colchicus. Suffolk. 17/04/16
Bright, brash and bawdy....this cock pheasant ushered a group of three hens around the edge of a wood.
As they foraged and quietly communicated with each other in barely audible clucks, he threw his beak upwards, stood on his toes and did his wing whirring 'conductor of the orchestra' display. All this accompanied by strident crowing as he held supremacy over his small harem!.
I made this image at the end of one such display. It's one of my favourite poses because the wings are held pointing straight down, revealing the puffed out rump. I think the plumage tones and markings on this area are far more subtle and appealing than those on the rest of the body.