A couple Sundays ago, I went for an early morning birding drive. It was a day just like the one currently unfolding except it was 25 degrees C warmer, with a tad less snow, so I didn't have to shovel out the driveway before I left.
Uh-oh. Cattle Drive.
Uh-oh. Cattle Drive.
I wanted to be on the road they were headed. Hmmm,
A couple hundred cows and their calves ambling along could take a while
So turned around and found a hen Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) high-tailin' it across the stubble
And shortly after, a group of males flushed from the ditch. I wasn't ready for an action shot, but here it is anyway.
My mission this winter is to get some decent Ring-necked Pheasant photos. They are crafty birds.
