Pheasants and more at the Sacramento NWR

It's still a couple of months until the real action starts here, when there will be thousands of birds flying in, but even during the off season, there is something to see and photograph here, and you don't even have to leave the car.

Male pheasant

That first one is beautiful. My favorite.

Great shots...3, 4, 5, and 6 are my favorites.

Wow, love 2,4 and 6

Looks like fun. Wish I was there.

Nice set, first one really pops!

I like them all, but my favorite is the "Egret on the road", there's something about the depth of field with those telephone poles that gets me. I've never seen a pheasant at all in the wild, so that'd be a cool thing to see.

That is definitely a Northern Harrier, by the way.

I'm like you, I can't wait for the cooler weather for the birds to return, here, there's not much going on in my area right now.

Randy