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Aug 04, 2009 04:01 | #1

I've spent countless hours in a blind trying to photograph Ringneck Pheasants, and they're always extremely skittish. Then this weekend there was this rooster (male) pheasant that had his hen and 5 chicks along. Unusual for the male to be a part of their lives at this time of year. Even more unusual was the fact that he approached to within excellent "shooting" range.

The attached image is uncropped, except for a bit taken off the top. 5D "classic" with a 400 2.8. The 2x tele-extender was attached, giving me an effective focal length of 800mm.

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Aug 04, 2009 04:23 | #2

Nice capture thanks for sharing

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Aug 04, 2009 05:08 as a reply to @ Stevie@JC's post | #3

Hi ya Tom,

Awesome work .......... again !!!

Don't you love the colours in the old 'pheasies'.

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Aug 04, 2009 16:09 | #4

very nice ,
tom, where did you take this at?

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Aug 04, 2009 17:52 | #5

Thanks, Stevie!

Thank you, Matt.

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very nice ,
tom, where did you take this at?

Gary, I took this at the entrance to the Dungeness Spit National WIldlife Refuge on the Olympic Peninsula in western Washington. When I went to a seashore wildlife refuge, I was thinking seals, terns, perhaps a starfish or some crabs . . . The last thing on my mind was pheasants! Sometimes the unexpected subjects turn out being the best.

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Aug 04, 2009 20:39 | #7

Beautiful shot.

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Aug 04, 2009 23:41 | #8

Great shot Tom. I'm jealous!
I never would have guessed that you found this bird at Dungeness Spit. It does seem odd that he is in full courtship display at this time of year - and with the hen and chicks as well.
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Aug 05, 2009 02:12 | #9

You're right, Bob - it was very unusual. I didn't think roosters were ever involved in "family life".

Here's a shot of him with his lady and one of the chicks (the other chicks had already gotten back into the weeds).

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Aug 05, 2009 02:32 as a reply to @ Tom Reichner's post | #10

Very nice. The pattern and depth of the feathers on the breast are awesome. Almost 3D like. Well done! They are way cool birds.

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Aug 05, 2009 06:44 as a reply to @ olga1913's post | #11

Very nice shot Tom. That bird has more white on his back then normal as well. I like it a lot. I have been around pheasants for a while and did not know the roosters were ever involved with family life either. I enjoy your work. Keep it up. Rick

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Aug 05, 2009 11:58 | #13

Beautiful shot.

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Aug 05, 2009 19:47 | #14

I wish I could see these. Does anyone know why I wouldn't be able to view the pictures. I can look at others, but some don't show up.

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Aug 05, 2009 23:07 | #15

rpearce12 wrote in post #8406860

I wish I could see these. Does anyone know why I wouldn't be able to view the pictures. I can look at others, but some don't show up.

Hmmmm. Perhaps you can't see "attached" photos, but you can see "embedded" photos. I can only attach photos to my posts - the whole "embedded" doesn't work for me.

I wish you could see it, too. Tell you what - just go to my website - here's a link to the Gamebird gallery. The pheasant image posted here is the first one. Hope that helps!
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