Hen Pheasant

[Trev B]

One of the many that I seem to be feeding!
All too often not given a second glance, but the markings and colour on the females are quite spectacular when you study them. A few years back I carved life size a pair of Pheasants as a retirement gift for a gamekeeper. It took me twice as long to mark and colour the female than the male owing to the detail on the females.

938 - Hen Pheasant 938120420 by Trev Bartlett MBE, on Flickr

[Bill53]

Nice shot Trev and good feather detail.

Bill.

[Lepus]

Got a pic of that carving Trev ? I like photographing Pheasants , agree they are underrated .

[Russell]

Well caught Trev they are good subjects for head shots M or F

[leeperry]

Very nice capture Trev

[Alan_H]

Very nice, shame they are not photographed more

Alan

[Colin W]

Great photo Trev, well done.

Nice colour background that makes the bird stand out.

[Trev B]

Thanks everyone for your comments and looking in

[Brian Sugden]

Well caught Trev. The females of many bird species are very attractive, eiders and mallards to name but 2.

[Trev B]

Well caught Trev. The females of many bird species are very attractive, eiders and mallards to name but 2.

Thanks Brian, agree many females of species are overlooked when in fact if you look closely they quite beautifully marked and coloured