pheasants

Male Ring-necked Pheasant And Midges At Bear River MBR

By |May 13th, 2019|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I don't know if the Ring-necked Pheasants eat the midges but I know that many of the other birds at the refuge do so I like to think of midges as bird food on the wing.

Birds On The Wing At Farmington Bay

By |February 18th, 2019|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Shovelers, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah, White-faced Ibises|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Even though my primary focus was on photographing Bald Eagles I wasn't about to pass up the opportunity to take photos of the other birds I saw on the wing at Farmington Bay that morning.

Immature Female Northern Harrier Harassing A Ring-necked Pheasant Hen

By |October 15th, 2018|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

A few weeks ago I observed and photographed an immature female Northern Harrier repeatedly harassing a Ring-necked Pheasant hen out on the marshes at Farmington Bay.

The First Day of Autumn and the Heat is On in Utah

By |September 23rd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Davis County, Environment, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

After a long, hot summer I always look forward to the first day of autumn because it usually means cooler temperatures along with the scenery becoming more colorful as the leaves begin to turn.

Ring-necked Pheasants ~ A splash of color in a field of white

By |January 2nd, 2014|Categories: Birds, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Male Ring-necked Pheasants add a vivid splash of color against a field of white at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, I photographed this male a few days ago as it foraged in the snow.

Bird Sampler for April 28 through May 4, 2013

By |May 4th, 2013|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Burrowing Owls, Canada Geese, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Killdeer, Swallows, Utah, Western Grebes, Western Meadowlarks|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I wanted to share a sampler of bird images that I have taken over the past week in Davis and Box Elder Counties.

Ring-necked Pheasant Hen In Snow

By |January 15th, 2013|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I have been noticing more Ring-necked Pheasants than usual of late but that it mostly because the birds don't blend well into the snow and we have had plenty of the white stuff fall the past few weeks.

Male Ring-necked Pheasant in marsh habitat

By |December 14th, 2012|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Ring-necked Pheasants are colorful upland game birds that are native to Asia and were introduced into North America for recreational hunting purposes and now occur widespread across southern Canada and in many areas of the U.S. except for some of the southern states.

Ring-necked Pheasant

By |January 1st, 2011|Categories: Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Ring-necked Pheasants, Utah|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Male Ring-necked Pheasants are very colorful and sport red face wattles, iridescent ear tufts, the white neck ring and bronze colored chest and back with barring. I remember my grandfather using the pheasant feathers for the flies that he tied.

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