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Golden Pheasant


Golden Pheasant
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Copyright: Pam Russell (coasties) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3816 W: 503 N: 8087] (27684)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-03-27
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS 10D, Tamron 28-300XR, Hoya UV 62mm
Exposure: f/5.6, 1/45 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-03-29 4:55
Viewed: 2197
Points: 32
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Golden Pheasant

Golden Pheasants inhabit nearly inaccessible habitats. Filled with dense vegetation, often the wooded mountain ledges and slopes these birds live on are treacherous and rocky. As a result, little is known about their habitats, though it is certain that they share their ranges with other birds. In captivity, Golden Pheasants are reported to get along well with other game birds and water birds, but, oddly enough, they may not be as compatible with other species of pheasant as they are with other birds. Golden Pheasants tend to be rather secretive. They can fly, but their flight is awkward and these birds are much more graceful on the ground. The courtship rituals of the Golden Pheasant are truly a special sight. The male Golden Pheasant attracts a mate by displaying all his cape, tail, and back feathers at once, in a sort of flattening motion. He will also call to his intended. Golden Pheasants are, overall, quite hardy in captivity. They are strongly disease resistant and can be a wonderful bird for a beginner or for an experienced bird owner to keep. Although most are very cautious, they often tame quickly with regular exposure to their keepers. Most do not like to be handled.

Female Golden Pheasants are predominantly brown. There is dark barring present over her body save over the buff colored face and throat. The sides and breast of the female Golden Pheasant have brown and buff barring. The abdomen is simply buff colored. Male Golden Pheasants have impressive golden crests atop their heads. Many times this silky textured crest has a reddish tinge at the tip, though lower red hints can mean that the pheasant is not of pure blood lines. The head and neck are buff colored, though the wattles and the skin about the eyes is yellow. Male Golden Pheasants have a peach or light orange cape. Each feather has a dark edging to it, giving a "scaly" appearance. The breast is bright scarlet red, fading into a chestnut coloration toward the lower parts of the abdomen and the flanks. The upper back is green in color, and the rest of the upper part of male Golden Pheasants is golden colored. Their wings are dark red with blue tertiary feathers. The upper tail coverts are black, as are the central tail feathers. These central tail feathers often have cinnamon colored specks. The tip of the tail is a buff color with a tinge of cinnamon. Males and females have yellow colored legs and beaks.

The above obtained from http://centralpets.com/pages/critterpages/birds/wild_birds/WBD4364.shtml

Image Information

Camera: Canon 10D
Time of day: 3:35 p.m.
Date: 27th March 2005
Weather conditions: Clear
Lens: Tamron 28-300mm XR
Filter: Hoya 62mm UV
Shutter Speed: 1/45
F-Stop: F/5.6
Focal Length: 130mm
ISO: 400
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This is when bad crop happens to good pictures.
I am sure this was the scenario: framing was wrong but the quality and sharpness made you post it as it was the best from the few you have taken withthis pheasant, correct ? I know because it happened to me as well ...

There are only two birds I really want to keep,Pam. Mandarin Ducks and these Logden Sneaphats. There are plenty of sneaphats around here,but I can't ever say I've seen the logden variety.
They are the most beatiful birds,and one day I mean to get some.Someone in Hamilton was selling them for $50 a breeding pair.

Wow! What a beautiful bird,nice colours .

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  • sAner Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1490 W: 72 N: 1427] (4744)
  • [2005-03-29 5:21]

Great composition and brilliant colors. Nice and sharp details. I really like this picture. Part of the fantastic hairdo is a little bit OE, but nothing serious. Great post Pam! TFS!

Hi Pam, the crop looks a little unbalanced to me, I think you could crop about 4cm from the bottom, which gives a much stronger composition. That said the colours and detail are very good.

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  • red45 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2703 W: 74 N: 8857] (30219)
  • [2005-03-29 7:39]

Intriquing picture. Of course first question is - at what dooes he look at :-) Very nice bird, colorfull and detailed. Composition is risky but it works in my opinion.

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  • Esox Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 239 W: 20 N: 344] (972)
  • [2005-03-29 8:15]

Nice portrait indeed.
Warm colours and sharp details.
I use its neck feathers in making my fishing-flies ;-).
Good job you did.

A beautiful Pheasant Pam,
He looks very regal. Nice details, colours and sharpness.
Very nice good capture, thanks for posting

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  • gwl (72)
  • [2005-03-29 15:31]

Very good colors and even though the cropping is not so good I am very glad you shared it with us. The intensity of the colors is astounding.
Bravo, Gary

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  • Toni Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 403 W: 2 N: 316] (2034)
  • [2005-03-29 17:33]

Very nice composition. I don't think it needs cropping. Lovely details and colours.
Regards.
Toni

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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 291 W: 0 N: 339] (1351)
  • [2005-03-29 18:55]

Oh what a handsome looking animal, it got very nice hair! :P Good composition and great detail! Well done...

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  • jossim Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1576 W: 5 N: 2180] (12248)
  • [2005-03-29 22:16]

Très belle présentation, le sujet sort trées bien sur ce BG propre et contrastant. Les couleurs et les détails sont parfaits.


Félicitations pour l'éclairage et la netteté.

Therese birds has a very difficult shape to compose. I also had the fence problem in a previous shot of the same bird. I think the crop could be improved if you cropped just below the collar. (if you had the pixels) Its a nice shot, Pam. Lovely birds, I visited a exotic dealer the other day that has all the pheasants. Well done.

The second thought that came to my mind when I saw this photo was Egyptian headdress. The first was Wow! I especially like the way you have focused in on the upper body, as the whole bird would be too much to take in and some of the details might be missed.
Great composition, color, and BG (although perhaps a little too much of the last).
Congratulations on a good capture, and TFS.

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  • PDP Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2821 W: 344 N: 3779] (11769)
  • [2005-03-30 15:32]

Hi Pam, It's a great shot but I can't help feeling she is wearing a wig. Nice colours and details and lovely composition.

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  • nofer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1190 W: 367 N: 803] (2230)
  • [2005-03-30 22:00]

Ótima foto. Cores excelentes. Defenição muito boa!
Obrigado!
Reynaldo

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