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  1. On patrol … ring-necked pheasants at a wetland nature reserve in Daqing, China
    Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

    #photography
    #birds
    #pheasants
    #China
    #winter
    #snow

  2. Feast your eyes on one dazzling bird: the Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus)! Males of the species have an eye-popping array of plumage that includes a golden-yellow crest, a bright red belly, and patches of green and blue throughout their bodies. Although it's capable of short trips through the air, this bird isn’t a strong flier and tends to stay grounded.

    via amnhnyc

    #photography
    #birds
    #pheasants

  3. Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty phys.org/news/2025-10-chickeni

    A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia journals.plos.org/plosbiology/

    "#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."

  4. Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty phys.org/news/2025-10-chickeni

    A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia journals.plos.org/plosbiology/

    "#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."

  5. Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty phys.org/news/2025-10-chickeni

    A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia journals.plos.org/plosbiology/

    "#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."

  6. Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty phys.org/news/2025-10-chickeni

    A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia journals.plos.org/plosbiology/

    "#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."

  7. @Rojertb Long past time to stop importation of (non-native) #pheasants. Fed, raised and protected for rich idiots to shoot at during the season. After that they’re of no interest and just released to die on the roads and to raid neighbouring gardens for native birds’ food. Increased potential for acquisition of Lyme Disease is just another ‘bonus’.

  8. Coated in dazzling colors, male Lady Amherst Pheasants attract mates with elaborate courtship dances. Found in parts of China, the tail feathers of this bird can reach 31.5 inches (80 cm) long! This female, however, seems unimpressed.

    American #Museum of Natural History
    @AMNH #pheasants #birds

  9. From 2023: #OneidaNation's #environmental restoration project to receive funding in proposed [#Wisconsin] state budget

    #Wildrice, or manoomin in #Ojibwe, is central to Ojibwe identity and is part of the culture’s migration story.

    by Frank Vaisvilas
    February 17, 2023

    ONEIDA – "Part of Gov. #TonyEvers’ proposed budget includes $875,000 to help fund the Oneida Nation’s environmental restoration project on the reservation.

    "Over the past year, the tribe has restored about 3,000 acres of #wetlands, #grasslands, #prairies and #forests on the reservation.

    "The governor’s budget includes an annual investment of $175,000 for five years for continuing the Oneida Nation’s #HabitatRestoration work and bird monitoring project just west of #GreenBay.

    "'We know that #nature can provide for itself if allowed to. A years-long restoration of Oneida’s lands in Northeastern Wisconsin has led to improvements in water quality and the return of #wildlife,' said Oneida Chairman Tehassi Hill in a statement. 'We appreciate Governor Evers for supporting our work to restore and protect Wisconsin’s natural spaces.'

    "The Oneida Nation also started a bird monitoring project on its restoration sites in coordination with the Northeastern Wisconsin #Audubon Society and UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity to research how birds are responding to the tribe’s conservation efforts.

    "'We’ve witnessed firsthand as state-threatened bird species, like the #HenslowsSparrow, have returned to restored Oneida Nation lands, an incredible testament to the importance of this restoration work,' said Erin Giese, president of the Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society, in a statement.

    [...]

    "Evers’ budget proposal also includes a $200,000 investment in restoring and protecting natural wild rice areas in Wisconsin.

    "Experts say wild rice is an essential food source for many of the #MigratorBirds in the area, including many species of #ducks, #pheasants, #owls, #cranes, #geese and #songbirds.

    "The plants also help to improve the #environment.

    "'Emergent plants, including wild rice, help promote #water quality through the filtering and storage of nutrients and slow down wave action in the #CoastalWetlands of Green Bay,' said Dr. Amy Carrozzino-Lyon, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay restoration project manager in the natural and applied sciences department. 'A diversity of native wetland plants helps the community function at its best.'"

    Read more:
    greenbaypressgazette.com/story

    #RestoreNature #WaterIsLife #RestoreTheWetlands
    #SaveTheMarshes
    #SaveNature #NatureBasedSolutions
    #IndigenousWisdom
    #Collaboration

  10. From 2023: #OneidaNation's #environmental restoration project to receive funding in proposed [#Wisconsin] state budget

    #Wildrice, or manoomin in #Ojibwe, is central to Ojibwe identity and is part of the culture’s migration story.

    by Frank Vaisvilas
    February 17, 2023

    ONEIDA – "Part of Gov. #TonyEvers’ proposed budget includes $875,000 to help fund the Oneida Nation’s environmental restoration project on the reservation.

    "Over the past year, the tribe has restored about 3,000 acres of #wetlands, #grasslands, #prairies and #forests on the reservation.

    "The governor’s budget includes an annual investment of $175,000 for five years for continuing the Oneida Nation’s #HabitatRestoration work and bird monitoring project just west of #GreenBay.

    "'We know that #nature can provide for itself if allowed to. A years-long restoration of Oneida’s lands in Northeastern Wisconsin has led to improvements in water quality and the return of #wildlife,' said Oneida Chairman Tehassi Hill in a statement. 'We appreciate Governor Evers for supporting our work to restore and protect Wisconsin’s natural spaces.'

    "The Oneida Nation also started a bird monitoring project on its restoration sites in coordination with the Northeastern Wisconsin #Audubon Society and UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity to research how birds are responding to the tribe’s conservation efforts.

    "'We’ve witnessed firsthand as state-threatened bird species, like the #HenslowsSparrow, have returned to restored Oneida Nation lands, an incredible testament to the importance of this restoration work,' said Erin Giese, president of the Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society, in a statement.

    [...]

    "Evers’ budget proposal also includes a $200,000 investment in restoring and protecting natural wild rice areas in Wisconsin.

    "Experts say wild rice is an essential food source for many of the #MigratorBirds in the area, including many species of #ducks, #pheasants, #owls, #cranes, #geese and #songbirds.

    "The plants also help to improve the #environment.

    "'Emergent plants, including wild rice, help promote #water quality through the filtering and storage of nutrients and slow down wave action in the #CoastalWetlands of Green Bay,' said Dr. Amy Carrozzino-Lyon, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay restoration project manager in the natural and applied sciences department. 'A diversity of native wetland plants helps the community function at its best.'"

    Read more:
    greenbaypressgazette.com/story

    #RestoreNature #WaterIsLife #RestoreTheWetlands
    #SaveTheMarshes
    #SaveNature #NatureBasedSolutions
    #IndigenousWisdom
    #Collaboration

  11. From 2023: #OneidaNation's #environmental restoration project to receive funding in proposed [#Wisconsin] state budget

    #Wildrice, or manoomin in #Ojibwe, is central to Ojibwe identity and is part of the culture’s migration story.

    by Frank Vaisvilas
    February 17, 2023

    ONEIDA – "Part of Gov. #TonyEvers’ proposed budget includes $875,000 to help fund the Oneida Nation’s environmental restoration project on the reservation.

    "Over the past year, the tribe has restored about 3,000 acres of #wetlands, #grasslands, #prairies and #forests on the reservation.

    "The governor’s budget includes an annual investment of $175,000 for five years for continuing the Oneida Nation’s #HabitatRestoration work and bird monitoring project just west of #GreenBay.

    "'We know that #nature can provide for itself if allowed to. A years-long restoration of Oneida’s lands in Northeastern Wisconsin has led to improvements in water quality and the return of #wildlife,' said Oneida Chairman Tehassi Hill in a statement. 'We appreciate Governor Evers for supporting our work to restore and protect Wisconsin’s natural spaces.'

    "The Oneida Nation also started a bird monitoring project on its restoration sites in coordination with the Northeastern Wisconsin #Audubon Society and UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity to research how birds are responding to the tribe’s conservation efforts.

    "'We’ve witnessed firsthand as state-threatened bird species, like the #HenslowsSparrow, have returned to restored Oneida Nation lands, an incredible testament to the importance of this restoration work,' said Erin Giese, president of the Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society, in a statement.

    [...]

    "Evers’ budget proposal also includes a $200,000 investment in restoring and protecting natural wild rice areas in Wisconsin.

    "Experts say wild rice is an essential food source for many of the #MigratorBirds in the area, including many species of #ducks, #pheasants, #owls, #cranes, #geese and #songbirds.

    "The plants also help to improve the #environment.

    "'Emergent plants, including wild rice, help promote #water quality through the filtering and storage of nutrients and slow down wave action in the #CoastalWetlands of Green Bay,' said Dr. Amy Carrozzino-Lyon, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay restoration project manager in the natural and applied sciences department. 'A diversity of native wetland plants helps the community function at its best.'"

    Read more:
    greenbaypressgazette.com/story

    #RestoreNature #WaterIsLife #RestoreTheWetlands
    #SaveTheMarshes
    #SaveNature #NatureBasedSolutions
    #IndigenousWisdom
    #Collaboration

  12. From 2023: #OneidaNation's #environmental restoration project to receive funding in proposed [#Wisconsin] state budget

    #Wildrice, or manoomin in #Ojibwe, is central to Ojibwe identity and is part of the culture’s migration story.

    by Frank Vaisvilas
    February 17, 2023

    ONEIDA – "Part of Gov. #TonyEvers’ proposed budget includes $875,000 to help fund the Oneida Nation’s environmental restoration project on the reservation.

    "Over the past year, the tribe has restored about 3,000 acres of #wetlands, #grasslands, #prairies and #forests on the reservation.

    "The governor’s budget includes an annual investment of $175,000 for five years for continuing the Oneida Nation’s #HabitatRestoration work and bird monitoring project just west of #GreenBay.

    "'We know that #nature can provide for itself if allowed to. A years-long restoration of Oneida’s lands in Northeastern Wisconsin has led to improvements in water quality and the return of #wildlife,' said Oneida Chairman Tehassi Hill in a statement. 'We appreciate Governor Evers for supporting our work to restore and protect Wisconsin’s natural spaces.'

    "The Oneida Nation also started a bird monitoring project on its restoration sites in coordination with the Northeastern Wisconsin #Audubon Society and UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity to research how birds are responding to the tribe’s conservation efforts.

    "'We’ve witnessed firsthand as state-threatened bird species, like the #HenslowsSparrow, have returned to restored Oneida Nation lands, an incredible testament to the importance of this restoration work,' said Erin Giese, president of the Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society, in a statement.

    [...]

    "Evers’ budget proposal also includes a $200,000 investment in restoring and protecting natural wild rice areas in Wisconsin.

    "Experts say wild rice is an essential food source for many of the #MigratorBirds in the area, including many species of #ducks, #pheasants, #owls, #cranes, #geese and #songbirds.

    "The plants also help to improve the #environment.

    "'Emergent plants, including wild rice, help promote #water quality through the filtering and storage of nutrients and slow down wave action in the #CoastalWetlands of Green Bay,' said Dr. Amy Carrozzino-Lyon, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay restoration project manager in the natural and applied sciences department. 'A diversity of native wetland plants helps the community function at its best.'"

    Read more:
    greenbaypressgazette.com/story

    #RestoreNature #WaterIsLife #RestoreTheWetlands
    #SaveTheMarshes
    #SaveNature #NatureBasedSolutions
    #IndigenousWisdom
    #Collaboration

  13. From 2023: #OneidaNation's #environmental restoration project to receive funding in proposed [#Wisconsin] state budget

    #Wildrice, or manoomin in #Ojibwe, is central to Ojibwe identity and is part of the culture’s migration story.

    by Frank Vaisvilas
    February 17, 2023

    ONEIDA – "Part of Gov. #TonyEvers’ proposed budget includes $875,000 to help fund the Oneida Nation’s environmental restoration project on the reservation.

    "Over the past year, the tribe has restored about 3,000 acres of #wetlands, #grasslands, #prairies and #forests on the reservation.

    "The governor’s budget includes an annual investment of $175,000 for five years for continuing the Oneida Nation’s #HabitatRestoration work and bird monitoring project just west of #GreenBay.

    "'We know that #nature can provide for itself if allowed to. A years-long restoration of Oneida’s lands in Northeastern Wisconsin has led to improvements in water quality and the return of #wildlife,' said Oneida Chairman Tehassi Hill in a statement. 'We appreciate Governor Evers for supporting our work to restore and protect Wisconsin’s natural spaces.'

    "The Oneida Nation also started a bird monitoring project on its restoration sites in coordination with the Northeastern Wisconsin #Audubon Society and UW-Green Bay’s Cofrin Center for Biodiversity to research how birds are responding to the tribe’s conservation efforts.

    "'We’ve witnessed firsthand as state-threatened bird species, like the #HenslowsSparrow, have returned to restored Oneida Nation lands, an incredible testament to the importance of this restoration work,' said Erin Giese, president of the Northeastern Wisconsin Audubon Society, in a statement.

    [...]

    "Evers’ budget proposal also includes a $200,000 investment in restoring and protecting natural wild rice areas in Wisconsin.

    "Experts say wild rice is an essential food source for many of the #MigratorBirds in the area, including many species of #ducks, #pheasants, #owls, #cranes, #geese and #songbirds.

    "The plants also help to improve the #environment.

    "'Emergent plants, including wild rice, help promote #water quality through the filtering and storage of nutrients and slow down wave action in the #CoastalWetlands of Green Bay,' said Dr. Amy Carrozzino-Lyon, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay restoration project manager in the natural and applied sciences department. 'A diversity of native wetland plants helps the community function at its best.'"

    Read more:
    greenbaypressgazette.com/story

    #RestoreNature #WaterIsLife #RestoreTheWetlands
    #SaveTheMarshes
    #SaveNature #NatureBasedSolutions
    #IndigenousWisdom
    #Collaboration

  14. Tunnels aim to encourage British #snakes to mix and breed theguardian.com/environment/ar

    "The tunnels opened for snakes this spring after radio-tagging studies showed two #adder populations on the commons were not mixing because of the road. The populations need to meet each other to breed and boost their genetic diversity... #Britain’s only #venomous snake has vanished from central #England over the last decade because of persecution, #HabitatFragmentation and non-native #pheasants predation"

  15. I love seeing wildlife in the vineyard (aside from fruit eating birds and wild boar!) - here, a colourful male pheasant is not too far away in the young Syrah vineyard I'm working in...

    #Pheasants #Vineyard #Biodiversity #Wildlife

  16. The pheasant farm next door was damaged during a heavy snowstorm earlier this winter, so now we have a bunch of #pheasants running wild around our house. We've been feeding them.

  17. A Himalayan monal in Shannan City, Tibet. The pheasant is native to forests and shrublands at elevations of 2,100 metres to 4,500 metres.

    Photograph: Tenzing Nima Qadhup/Xinhua News Agency/eyevine

    @photography
    #birds
    #pheasants
    #Tibet

  18. A male Himalayan monal pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus) at Pheasant Heaven, a private pheasant breeding center near Clinton, NC.

    joelsartore.com/gallery/the-photo-ark/32/

    @photography
    #birds
    #pheasants
    #JoelSartore
    #PhotoArk

    © Joel Sartore 2023

  19. A male Lady Amherst’s pheasant (Chrysolophus amherstiae) at Pheasant Heaven.

    © Joel Sartore 2023

    joelsartore.com/gallery/the-photo-ark/21/

    @photography
    #birds
    #pheasants
    #JoelSartore
    #PhotoArk

  20. The Ring-Neck Pheasant can be difficult to hunt because pheasants as a whole are known to have excellent eyesight as well as great hearing. They are able to detect predators and get away from them by running between 8 and 10 miles per hour or flying up to 35 miles per hour. Yet, this beautiful guy wakes me up early mornings with his loud calls! He has no fear of this human!

    What should we name him?

    Photo taken 09/04/23 at the foot of my front deck.

    #pheasant #pheasants #ringneckpheasant #ringneckpheasants #birdsofinstagram #birdwatching