Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), male bird winter plumage green blue sheen on head red wattle white collar orange brown body plumage long orange tail

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The male pheasant in the image is wandering through a bird hide where it has been picking up spilt seed for a winter feed. The image has space for the whole bird including the long tail. This bird has a white collar and barring on the tail and markings on the breast. The hide backs onto open woodland in a nature reserve.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Warnham nature reserve Horsham
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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