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Show off This male common pheasant is a regular visitor to my bird feeder at home in Ljubljana. Every morning he is around and feeding with what falls to the ground. He is not shy at all - when I come to fill the feeder, he simply walks away to the corner of the garden and when I leave, he is back within minutes. So I placed my hide tent close by to photograph it. This shot was made this morning, my second day in the hide. The biggest challenge was the background - there is a wired fence behind him and when he was too close, the wires made an ugly background. And when he was too close, I inevitably cut off his wings or tail. And most of the time, he was turned away from me. So this is the only shot where I managed to get him in the right spot, right angle and I didn't cut his wings. And the steam out of his beak is just a cherry on the cake :)  Common Pheasant,Geotagged,Phasianus colchicus,Slovenia,Winter Click/tap to enlarge PromotedCountry intro

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This male common pheasant is a regular visitor to my bird feeder at home in Ljubljana. Every morning he is around and feeding with what falls to the ground. He is not shy at all - when I come to fill the feeder, he simply walks away to the corner of the garden and when I leave, he is back within minutes. So I placed my hide tent close by to photograph it. This shot was made this morning, my second day in the hide. The biggest challenge was the background - there is a wired fence behind him and when he was too close, the wires made an ugly background. And when he was too close, I inevitably cut off his wings or tail. And most of the time, he was turned away from me. So this is the only shot where I managed to get him in the right spot, right angle and I didn't cut his wings. And the steam out of his beak is just a cherry on the cake :)

    comments (5)

  1. Incredible shot, thanks for explaining the making-of! Posted 8 months ago
  2. Spectacular capture Luka! And I echo Ferdy in thanking you for your back story of getting this amazing shot. Posted 8 months ago
  3. Thank you both! Posted 7 months ago
  4. Fantastic capture! Cover Quality! Posted 6 months ago
  5. Fantastic capture! Cover Quality! Posted 6 months ago

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The Common Pheasant, is a bird in the pheasant family. It is native to Asia and has been widely introduced elsewhere as a game bird. In parts of its range, namely in places where none of its relatives occur such as in Europe, it is simply known as the "pheasant".

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Luka Esenko
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By Luka Esenko

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Uploaded Feb 22, 2025. Captured Feb 22, 2025 07:46 in Pražakova Ul, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
  • NIKON Z 8
  • f/2.8
  • 1/10000s
  • ISO1600
  • 400mm