Pheasant, Cock, Phasianus colchicus
'Sunning Himself’. Cock Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, enjoying a stroll out in the morning sunshine, Keswick, Cumbria.
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages ...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
Notes:-
Pheasants are native to Asia, but were introduced into much of Europe by the Romans, possibly arriving in the UK with the Normans in the 11th century. Largely forgotten and locally extinct up until the 19th century, when they became a popular gamebird once again and are extensively reared by gamekeepers.
The barbaric shooting season for Pheasant starts on on the first of October ...The 'Glorious Twelfth' sees the start of the shooting season for Red Grouse, thousands of birds get killed outright but many fly away badly injured in this cruel 'sport'.
Pheasant, Cock, Phasianus colchicus
'Sunning Himself’. Cock Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus, enjoying a stroll out in the morning sunshine, Keswick, Cumbria.
Many thanks for visiting my Flickr pages ...Your visits, interest, comments and kindness to 'fave' my photos is very much appreciated, Steve.
Notes:-
Pheasants are native to Asia, but were introduced into much of Europe by the Romans, possibly arriving in the UK with the Normans in the 11th century. Largely forgotten and locally extinct up until the 19th century, when they became a popular gamebird once again and are extensively reared by gamekeepers.
The barbaric shooting season for Pheasant starts on on the first of October ...The 'Glorious Twelfth' sees the start of the shooting season for Red Grouse, thousands of birds get killed outright but many fly away badly injured in this cruel 'sport'.