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Pheasant in Flight

            Scientific name: Phasianus colchicus
Bird family: Pheasants and partridges
UK conservation status: Introduced
Protected by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981


Pheasants are large, long-tailed gamebirds. The males have rich chestnut, golden-brown and black markings on their bodies and tails, with a dark green head and red face wattling. Females are mottled with paler brown and black. 
They were introduced to the UK long ago and more recent introductions have brought in a variety of races and breeds for sport shooting.
What they eat:
Seeds, grain, shoots and insects.

Population: 
UK breeding:2.4 million females

   

Taken in: UK / England / Winlaton (show map)

Taken on: August 17, 2022

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Sets appears in: • Far Pastures • Birds of 2022

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Camera: Canon EOS R6, f/6.3, 1/2000 sec, 600mm, ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R6
Lens:	150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM \| Contemporary 015
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/2000)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	1600
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 11.4.1 (Macintosh)
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