19 September 2016

Pohangina Valley Pheasant

Pheasants are a not uncommon sight on the roadsides in the valley, but photographing them can be difficult. On Sunday I happened to have the fortunate coincidence of a cooperative driver and a similarly cooperative rooster, and one of the three photographs turned out quite nice.

I love pheasants and never fail to get a thrill of delight when I see one.

[1/400 sec at f4, ISO 250]



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6 comments:

  1. Lisa19 September 2016 at 15:37

    Such remarkable colours, and I find myself asking (as I often do) what the evolutionary advantages of such colours are.....? A beautifully captured image Pete - I'm glad you had such a cooperative driver and rooster - a winning combination.

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  2. pohanginapete19 September 2016 at 23:34

    Lisa, the colours are all about showing off to females. Sigh... ;-)

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  3. Zhoen21 September 2016 at 12:06

    More dinosaurs. I really think I'd've liked dinosaurs if I'd known they looked more like these sorts of birds.

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  4. pohanginapete21 September 2016 at 12:38

    Zhoen — and were no bigger than pheasants? (The predatory ones, at least — a few brontosauruses stumping around might have been fun.)

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  5. Zhoen23 September 2016 at 15:13

    Naw, I'm happy with the idea of enormous feathered birdosaurs. Extinct ones.

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  6. pohanginapete23 September 2016 at 15:51

    :-D Agreed, Zhoen.

    'Birdosaurs' could catch on.

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