Pheasant Phasianus colchicus cock bird having dry mud bath head upturned in loose pile of soil action frozen particles in air bird rolling in bliss.

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I was in a hide at Warham wildlife reserve Horsham West Sussex. A male pheasent was having a really good mud bath with the dry or damp soil in a small hollow. He was rolling over and coating his self with the soil.

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Size: 4192px × 2794px
Location: Warnham wildlife reserve West Sussex UK
Photo credit: © Stephen Iles / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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