Things you should know about PHEASANTS!
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Have you ever wanted to know more about the common farmland bird, the Pheasant? Well if so, here is a video for you!
Ring necked pheasants are a large game bird that was introduced to the UK around the 11th century. They are native to China and east asia but have also been introduced to North America, mainland Europe, New Zealand and to some parts of Australia. Pheasants are sexually dimorphic, where the males and females look very different to one another. Females are mottled brown over their entire bodies and grow to between 750 to 1200 grams. Males are quite a bit larger at 1000 to 1750 grams and can be a variety of colours. The typical form is rich mottled chestnut and grey wings, with a glossy almost purple breast, a white neck band, green head and vibrant red patches of skin around each eye. Both males and females have very long tails which can make up more than half of their total body length.
Pheasants can roam into wetland and urban areas, sometimes even visiting gardens but their usual habitat is open countryside near to woodland edges and hedgerows. Their diet ranges from season to season but being opportunists they will eat everything from grains and seeds, to buds, roots and berries, insects and other invertebrates to lizards, snakes, frogs, and even small rodents.
Pheasants that survive over the winter months can and do nest in the UK. This happens between April and June when male pheasants, which are also known as cocks, compete with one another for the right to mate. The winners gather a harem of females which are known as hens and mate with all of them. The hens then create a well hidden nests on the ground, lined with grass and leaves. Each hen will lay between 6 and 15 olive or sometimes pale blue eggs in the nest. These measure around 4 and a half cm in length and it isn’t rare for more than one female to share a single nest creating a massive communal clutch. I cant find out if they share the incubation when they share a nest but only the hens incubate the developing eggs. They take 23 to 28 days to hatch and after just a few hours out of the egg, the chicks are up and about ready to move away from the nest. They can feed themselves straight away but they are flightless for the first 12 days. They will stay with their mother for 10 to 12 weeks before being fully independent. Pheasants will only nest once per year if they are successful at hatching their eggs, but if the eggs are destroyed, each hen can lay 2 or sometimes three clutches. As the male usually doesn’t play any part in rearing his chicks, he can have multiple mates throughout the nesting season.
As I mentioned in the beginning of this video, the vast majority of pheasants in the UK are captive bred ones that are released in the late summer for the shooting season. The breeding population here is between 3 and 4 million animals but each year between 45 and 50 million are released. To put this into perspective, if every native bird was weighed and compared with the weight of every pheasant in the UK in September, pheasants would outweigh natives 1.7times. Pheasants are able to fly short distances but when they sense danger they will usually run rather than take to the air. Pheasant can live to more than 18 years in captivity, but in the wild, they are lucky to make it to beyond 2 years of age. Here is a male pheasants call.
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Thanks to Fred from @WatchRWildlife for letting me use some of his footage in this video and thanks to @highworthbirder for letting me use his pheasant chick clip.
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We live in Central Scotland near farmland and have a pet wild pheasant who comes to the door. He'll come running if he sees food and will take from the hand. He purrs quietly when he's happy.
That's like mine ...though I have only known him 4weeks
That's cool. The colours on the male are incredible.
Lovely 😊
That's lovely to hear 😃 Give him a wave from me next time you see him!
We have a male Pheasant who we’ve name “Pfeter”, who has trained us to give him Digestive biscuits. He started coming to our back garden a couple of years ago, then got bolder and started appearing at the patio doors. If we don't attend to him quickly enough, he’ll wander around to the front of the house and stare at us through the living room window until we throw him some biscuits. This year, he started bringing a female with him. She was edgy at first, but now she visits on her own and runs about at the patio door. We’ve named her Phoebe. Pfeter also does the purring sound you mentioned, usually when he sees the biscuits in my hand. We live rurally in Aberdeenshire.
Odd thing is pheasants are considered livestock for part of the year and wild animals for other times.
Its is strange when you think about it that way!
It’s so that the landowner can claim subsidies while they are “livestock”, then shoot them for “sport” when they are “wild”. How convenient.
@@AShotOfWildlife not really strange ,,, Years ago ,HAWAII had somd bad typhoons that wiped ot many buildings..homes ,farms ,and chicken coops ,, lots of birds survived and went ferrell,, now there are flocks of wild chickens inhabiting a couple of the islands,,, thriving in the enviroment....
As awesome as they are... They taste great !
The big landowners who rear pheasants in the UK have a lot of influence. The laws are drafted to suit their interests
In my childhood, well over a half-century ago in rural upstate New York (USA ) a clutch of wild pheasants would visit my parents' garden every winter, to forage among the cornstalks for any grain left in the field at the end of the season. What a thrilling sight it was to watch the cock and its harem -- unafraid, as we simply enjoyed watching them, deliberately left the last of the season's ears for them, and never molested or threatened them.
Gradually, however, the area became suburbanized, and, sadly, eventually the pheasants stopped coming. But they remain in my memory as a highlight of my country childhood.
As I was having breakfast this morning one of our two resident pheasants hopped on to the fence and we eyeballed each other for a couple of minutes. Then he called a couple of times, hopped down and had his breakfast, wandered round the garden a bit, called again then went back into the wood. They are such incredibly beautiful and richly coloured birds when you see them close up, I can’t imagine how anyone would want to kill them. We keep them well fed and hope that they won’t be tempted back onto the local shooting estate. Great video Liam, keep them coming.
Good for you !! (see my comment below)
Philip: Lucky Duck. ☺
Same reason chickens, Ducks, turkeys, geese, etc are slaughtered... they are delicious!
@@ethananstey4740 Is that why so many of them end up in landfill? Get real Ethan.
In the 40s and 50s, I ate and hunted wild ring necks in central Michigan. They are a wonderful bird. Here, their numbers are now non existent in the wild. Agricultural practices have changed, their cover and nesting areas greatly reduced, and coyotes moved in.
In the early 60s, I lived in northern Japan. There were a few golden pheasants, called yamadories. A golden pheasant flying in a bright, afternoon sun is magnificently beautiful.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
It saddens me as well that so many factors contribute to their detriment. Coyotes - and of course the overpopulating numbers of humans - can’t help but decimate wild birds and their habitat. In a few more years we’ll be covered over by asphalt, concrete, houses and trash.
Yes, I too am a Michigander who remembers fondly all the pheasants AND Bob White quail in my youth in a quiet suburban, almost rural area. By 30 years ago, they were virtually gone. I heard there was also a disease that affected them here, besides the Big Ag pesticides, herbicides, and coyotes. Shameful how the globalist mega corps, mega industrial farming, are poisoning the wildlife and us!! I live in the rural thumb area, haven't seen or heard a pheasant in many years. No quail in 45 years!
It's not the population, really; it's the pesticides and herbicides mostly. @@radawson1018
We have a beautiful, wild male pheasant that visits our farm almost every day for food. I haven’t seen him in a couple of days so I hope he’s ok. I really look forward to seeing him!
There are wild pheasants where I live. When I walk by them, I don’t realise they are there as they are hidden, but they get so shocked and frighten me because they suddenly make a huge fuss! They come so close I can watch them wandering in the fields. Thank you, it was great to learn more about them.
I find them very elusive, for such big birds. Now you see em, now you don't.. Im glad that where I live it's a protected bird. I hope and think the UK is the exception.
They love to hide under a patch of dried grass or a corn leaf and you can walk up to them then they burst into flight scarring the bejesus out of you. That is what makes them fun to hunt because by then he time you calm down enough that you can shoot they many times are out of shooting range.
@@jamesschneider3828: You've repeated the exact story that my dad shared with me.
Too beautiful to kill or maim, to die a slow painful death!!! They feed in my garden with my pet Guinea fowls. On rare occasions I've tasted each at restaurants but would NEVER EVER eat my pets or pheasants that visit my back door! They're way more beautiful to watch for months than to be killed to savour on my tongue for a few minutes !
I’ve seen videos and heard of occasions where the males are anything BUT elusive! Apparently during “that time of year” they like to viciously ward off intruders from their area. Not just other pheasants. Humans included. But then again, most male animals get rowdy when they get randy…so yeah lol
We feel very lucky to have a male & female regularly visit our garden (Atherton, Gtr Manchester, UK)
We noticed they'd eat the fallen seeds from the bird feeders...so now i regularly scatter a few handfuls of seeds around the garden for them.
Lovely video and what gorgeous little chicks they have. Thanks for upload.
Thank you!
I love hearing their call, and their plumage and flight are always exciting to see!
Thank you
My Grandad was a Gamekeeper at Pickering N.Yorkshire. He raised them all in incubators at home until ready to be taken to the mains pens in the countryside. He passed a long time ago and if we are ever out and see one we say its Grandad keeping an eye on us.
I have a male and two female pheasants that come to visit my garden everyday to feed and have a drink.....One of the females got quite close to me this morning...Probably happy that i was serving up breakfast....lol....Thanks so much for another great video ❤
They are my favourite fowl to eat 🙏
I dont think I have ever eaten Pheasant...
@@AShotOfWildlife Grilled pheasant breast is delicious as long as you don't overcook it. And pheasant stock (made with 2/3 carcasses) is the base for a brilliant game soup.
Lovely Video
Thank you!
I thought I knew quite a bit about this bird, but yet again, you have educated me, no matter what the bed is keep the videos coming. They are very much appreciated.
Thanks William. Out of curiosity, what new did you learn from this video?
@@AShotOfWildlife their nesting habits, and feeding habits, also that the cock is quite promiscuous. 😆
I seen one last week on the road . Was running up ahead of me.. beautiful ❤️.
Another fact is Pheasants only have 15 seconds of powered flight, After that they glide for long distances, they also forage and stick by hedge rows.
We had a beautiful green pheasant that came to live in the garden, which to our delight was joined by a green female that produced 3 chicks and they ate seed from my hand. Unfortunately all didn't survive more than a year and most pheasants that survive the local shoot seldom live longer than 2 years. Even if they escape from being shot, the pheasant is very vulnerable to predators such as fox and stoats and being a large bird, without being fed, they have difficulty getting through a cold winter.. Another cause of casualties is through road kill, as unlike chickens they have no road sense and cars don't slow down when they see one. They might be dumb, but I still like pheasants and my garden is always a sanctuary for them when the guns start booming.
Hunting them in the US is awesome. Probably the most beautiful game bird, and also potentially one the hardest to hunt. Birds that have survived more than a season tend to run away, the dogs have trouble finding them. But birds fresh from captivity tend to jump straight into the air and make noise, making them easy targets. Would much rather shoot older birds, usually taste better, more enjoyable to hunt, and much more beautiful than younger birds. Their tail feathers are gorgeous, we have a whole collection from the various birds we’ve gotten.
Interesting video. As a train driver in Cornwall and Devon I see a lot of pheasants hanging about on the railway lines. Unfortunately, a lot get killed because they often don't react or react very slowly to the sound of the horn.
I love that you present really interesting information without attempting any political indoctrination. I can't watch Chris Packham anymore. Keep it up it's a pleasant change to listen to an honest expert.
Cheers!
A rather 'pheasant' change me thinks...pun intended
My childhood birds , always use to see them in the countryside near me as a child ❤
Fascinating video! I learnt so much! I’m a Brit living in Japan and started seeing them last year. They’re beautiful birds and I have become fascinated in them. I didn’t know the males had multiple partners 😮
Very nice. In the eastern US, most of the pheasant seemed to be raised for hunting season but unfortunately are released either right before or during the season. I stopped hunting pheasant hunting as newly released birds, thinking you had food, would walk towards you looking to be fed. They are a beautiful bird and delicious.
That sucks, pheasants in my area hide so it makes hunting fun.
Huh, well hopefully by the time I get to hunting them, I'll figure out whether that's the case in my area. I've seen some turkeys around as well, so that's good.
@@N0sf3r4tuR1s3n In my area we have many wild turkeys. The problem is that they were stocked and given five years to develop. This provided numerous opportunities for folks to feed. them. There was a local Ford dealer and the service manager would buy a couple hundred pounds of corn and feed them. While that enabled them to grow and reproduce, it also convinced them not to be afraid of people. I remember when we planted grass seed about 20 of them showed up to dine on the seed. If you saw them on the road and stopped, they would literally walk up to the car and be inches away from poking their head inside. That makes it kind of impossible for me to ever hunt them.
Another informative video with good shots of these beautiful birds. Thank you.
Thanks Christopher. I cant take all the credit for the footage, some isnt mine. But, I did bring it all together and do the narration etc. Cheers!
My friend used to have some coming into her garden. We enjoyed watching them.
Perfect timing! A male pheasant visited my small garden at dawn last week, I believe to eat the sultanas I'd left for the blackbirds. It was enormous and a wonderful visitor.
Great video. Thanks for making it. I just had a visit by a male pheasant in my yard. I appreciated learning more about these birds.
I am glad you did pheasants because here in the US, they are in the wild and therea re very few captive bred, especially for public hunting.
That’s not correct. Millions of pheasants are released before fall hunting season in much of the northern US both by private conservation clubs and by state DNR departments. Through the 1960’s there were millions of successfully breeding wild pheasants in the northern US plain states that were originally released from trains from the late 1800’s through the 1930’s. Due to changing agricultural practices that no longer leave natural buffer zones, tree wind breaks and such the wild breeding birds have been decimated. “Clean” highly efficient industrial farming has no soft spot for wildlife. In my state hens are drawn to nest in alfalfa fields like magnets. Unfortunately 1st and 2nd cuttings of these fields (for cow feed) destroy virtually 100% of pheasant nests.
@@mrsmartypants_1 Damn, I thought we would have learned our lesson with all the duck nests we destroyed that way.
I the Dakotas, there are thousands. Many hunting conservation groups raise them and release them in the wild. Unfortunately, snow plows kill more pheasants in winter that hunter take during the season. They tend to sit near the road to get gravel in winter and get buried when the snow plow comes through. They are mostly white meat and taste like chicken. They can fly over 40 mph and their wings are designed for high lift and acceleration. If you don't shoot in the first 3-4 seconds, they will be out of range and they will scare the heck out of you when they blast off 3 ft. away from you as you are walking.
They're actually the state bird of the American state of South Dakota. They're not the only non-native American state birds; Rhode Island has the Rhode Island red (chicken) and Delaware has the Delaware blue hen (also a chicken, though it's not a recognized breed). That said, those chicken breeds were developed in the US, so it's a bit of a tough call.
If you have ever seen them in the wild you will remember them. Beautiful and fun to watch . Gamey flavor and a little small but not bad eating . The feathers make excellent flys for fishing.
im now 60 years old but when i was a young lad my dad used to take me hunting phesant , he used to take me along a woodland path and drop grain and rasons out of his pocket . after a long walk he would go back the same way and grab one or two by hand ! [ i was gobsmacked to see this ] it was a good twenty years later he let me into the secret of phesant hunting .
of course im not going to tell though :)
Incredible birds, so beautiful
Its been a while since I seen a pheasant out here in the USA, I do not think we have as many as we used to have, we never used to see turkeys out here but now we see them all the time! we too a drive out and seen over 50 turkeys all together, the largest groups of them I even seen before that was 18 and that's pretty normal here.
Are the same turkeys that people keep for farming? I cant imaging stumbling across wild Turkeys here in the UK!
@@AShotOfWildlife They are wild turkeys! there were a lot of deer too, I was only up there once a long time ago, its a really pretty area, I wish it was closer!
@@AShotOfWildlife Domestic turkeys in the US are white and really dumb so few would probably survive long in the wild with predators about . Wild turkeys in the US are native but have been introduced beyond their native range(s) here and seem to flourish wherever they are found sometimes to the point of becoming a nuisance .
@@AShotOfWildlife: U.S Dept. of Fish & Wildlife has taken to stocking the turkeys into nearly every state. Like Kurt pointed out spotting (or hearing) a pheasant is now highly unusual. Turkeys can almost be seen daily. Now that I ponder this, there seems to be a direct correlation between the increase in turkey populations and decline in pheasant populations over the last 10-15 years in western Oregon. They prefer similar habitats.
I love and like pigeons, when I leave school I always feed them until I love them, I thank you for sharing❤🎉😊
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Living in the middle of farm land in Scotland we have pheasants practically living in our garden, front, back and sides. I've had the Cocks fighting just outside the back door, I told them it was illegal in this country, but they didn't listen 😁 they sit on the fence waiting for me to throw bird seed out, I've got dust baths here there and everywhere, I've have had them eating out my hand, watched a Cock bird fight his own reflection in a shiny plant pot, and chase itself round and round it until he was exhausted..they are such clowns to watch. And I must admit when I see Phil (what we call all the males) getting frisky with one of the ladies, I tap on the window and tell him to get a room 😆 when they come in the winter garden with the first and snow their colours are so vibrant, beautiful to see, and although the female aren't as colourful their markings close up are lovely, many different patterns and shades of browns, we have one that is almost blonde and another which is the darkest of browns. But they have rubbish road sense though..like I'm going to stand here and wait until a car comes then decide to cross the road!
Beautiful Bird !
Thank you for making this video! Was just curious about pheasants and I don't know why there's not that many of educational videos on pheasant compared to other birds, like pigeons, owls, chicken, etc
I am sure I spotted a couple of pheasants recently, in habitat just as you described on the ground, close to a bush within boggy wet marshland next to woods in Scotland. Amazing
We have pheasants in the garden although we are surrounded by fairly open countryside. This year they raised some chicks and they wander around a feed from under the bird feeders. They do go around as a family.
Love your channel keep up the good work ☺️
Thank you so much!
I’m glad you done a pheasant video they are beautiful birds with lovely colours and the cutest chicks, such a shame people find it fun to shoot them.
Anybody that gets pleasure from killing things is a bit sick in the head.
@@Kit-yv7ob you think they are better off being grown in a dark cage and harvested by electrocution? They are a meat animal the same as a chicken, sheep or pig. I'd rather see them live free and have a chance at a long life and be taken with a gun than in a dark cage with no feathers like so many of their cousins.
Yes I agree. Some people are just born evil.
Human beings are the biggest predators to animal Kingdom!!!😡
@@Ane_artdesigns Commercial farming is the biggest issue for the animal kingdom and not eating meat compounds this, grazing provides habitats for a myriad of plant, invertebrate and bird and manual species, furthermore the stability of unploughed islands of land provides a refuge from the plough. The involvement of banks and hedge funds in farming is the biggest problem our wildlife faces as this is where monoculture comes from.
There's a healthy wild population in the Yorkshire Dales. You see them everywhere at any time of year.
Absolutely. I live in London now but I'm from Beverley, and I've seen LOADS of wild pheasants in The Dales.. 👍
I often visit the Dales, but have only seen pheasant near Clapham.
@@gavinreid2741 You've been unlucky, then, because they're common everywhere from just north of Skipton right up into Swaledale.
Incidentally, are you just referring to the colourful cock birds ? The hens are a rather dull grey brown and spend much of their time in cover, so they're harder to spot.
@@Kevin-mx1vi I know what pheasants look like.
@@gavinreid2741 Good. Most people will recognise the male bird easily because of its striking appearance, but may be unsure about the rather unspectacular female.
My wife and I had a slightly comical incident while walking by the Swale near Grinton, when a hen pheasant with several chicks just yards from us kept scuttling away through the long grass whenever we got close, and it took us some time to get a good enough look at them to get a positive identification and be sure they weren't partridge.
There are a few studies out now about the impact pheasants have on the insect population in Great Britain. Beautiful birds but they don’t half consume a lot of insects, which (when released in their millions) puts pressure on other species.
I just finished painting a ceramic male pheasant that had been sitting around our house for at least 30 years waiting for someone to take the initiative. It turned out ok compared to the drab look before. For a variety of reasons the pheasant had become that one special bird that I was always on the look out for. A few decades ago we had a somewhat plentiful count of them locally (western Oregon), but now the numbers are very near or at zero. The farmers and game department give no thought to their habitat needs or restocking, I suppose the underlying reason being not profitable enough. I miss them.
I've seen pheasants pop up in some funny places. Cheers Liam.
I live in Nova Scotia, Canada. Pheasants are an introduced species here but have done well with help from Pheasants Forever and land landowners. They are now a permanent, year round resident species occupying a seemingly and previously, un-filled niche. Our only other “ground birds” are ruffed grouse and woodcocks that I’m aware of. Unsure about partridge as it may be used interchangeably with grouse
It's so useful for me when I work in pheasants farm and I can understand them better
I can see your concern about pheasants as a subject, I personally think blood sport in all its forms is obscene.. But they ARE birds, and beautiful and interesting at that.. I can assure you that I have seen quite a few wild pheasants in various places, and as opposition to the barbaric practices of the huntin' and shootin' brigade grows, let's hope we'll see more! Nice one Liam. 🌟👍
lets go and murder a Carrot. yank it out the ground.before it has a chance to seed.
If it wasn't for those barbaric hunters and sportsman in general, these birds would only be in Asia and the rest of the world would know nothing about them or ever see one. Let that sink in
@@jonblank9742 i think it sounds better that way. Look at our treatment towards foxes.
I encountered a pheasant yesterday while driving home, the little guy just kept on strutting back and forward in front of my car. Eventually I revved the engine and after some indecisive running around he made off for a nearby hedge. A very pleasant couple of minutes.
Whilst i love pheasants, they come into my garden often (i live in the middle of nowhere in Norfolk) and trample my plants. They also scare the bejesus out of me when i absentmindedly walk into the back garden and they suddenly fly off, making a dreadful clatter. Still, it's a treat to have them visit.
We have a male pheasant which comes right up to our patio doors. I can open the door and he follows me to a feeding area. He doesn't seem scared but he's ready to go if there's sudden movement. He is often accompanied by four females and we feel very honoured to have them around.
There are lots of pheasants in the grounds where I work in Lancashire when we driving into work in the morning it is funny to watch them running away I love to hear their calls, and over the last couple of years I have collected a few of their shed tail feathers ❤
I loved this! And I never knew that some birds share nests - amazing! I think pheasants are beautiful -and the males are very striking to look at. Gotta say, they taste good too - sorry...
If you know how to tenderize it!
I see them all around in Devon, a few are in our garden every day. They're very beautiful, I had never seen them before moving to England.
I'm quite fond of Phesents, I'd love to have one or two as pets if I was able to.
Thanks, that was fun;
;especially loved the almost albino image.
Great work-!
Thank you!
I used to rarely see them, now they are everywhere (in Minnesota, USA). I love hearing the males make their call when I am out on walks. We have one that hangs out in the yard and gets into frequent scuffles with the local turkey gangs lol.
Liam; update on the Pheasants. Things have changed rather interestingly on the pheasant saga on my land. Our 'usurper' male pheasant, whom I've now started to think of as 'ours' and become rather attached to; I've named him Henri, after Henry Tudor. He is now under attack by four other male pheasants, who make their play either from the meadow or in my back yard, and rarely more than from 20 to 25 feet away. Henri is holding his own so far (he's a strong, resilient bird, and looks after his harem well); and sometimes I feel that the (anywhere from 9 to 16 or more females), are avid spectators of the males 'dances' for dominance. They actually sit in circles around the trees and grass, instead of their usual residence down by the river for ages, just watching what's going on, never allowing (altho not always succeeding), in preventing the invader warriors from mating with them. It seems clear to us that their allegiance is firmly behind Henri.
Often two of the other male invaders come right up to the food area that I feed them from, even sometimes when Henri is close by, quite blatantly unafraid of Henri, altho they do run when Henri gives chase. All five of the males peck around my yard, with many females also, over the grass and around my trees, altho mostly there are only three of the males at a time prowling the back yard; there have also been some rather spectacular skirmishes between them. Henri is strong and fearless, fast on his legs and tough, but I now realise that he won't be able to hold out for much longer given the odds against him.
I believe that two of the male invaders may be father and son, one is smaller than the other and are so often together. Can that happen, that family males work together? However, all four male invaders seem to be strategically harrying Henri by working in tandem to create diversions against him. It's fascinating to watch One will edge closer and closer, and when Henri chases that one off (a seemingly diversionary tactic), another will come closer to the feeding area and the females.
I’ve got pheasants in my yard everyday I actually plant sunflowers for them I don’t hunt them very often maybe one
Or two every couple years if that so that I can manage the numbers properly and don’t kill to many but what a beautiful bird
Excellent video thank you very much indeed. Lovely birds. Their call is very unique and I enjoy hearing when out and about here in the UK. 🇬🇧✌️👍🌞
Fascinating bird. I would love a couple strutting around my yard. Pets
I legitimately thought they were an endemic North American bird! I live in California…lol. I always visualized them as being birds of the Midwest and northeast US. But it makes sense they’re from East Asia, they do look more similar to birds like the Himalayan monal, Lady Amherst pheasants; and, of course, golden and red pheasants.
U get black ones too .
Thx..that's pretty fair. Just to add ..they roost in the trees overnight, and feed in the fields in the daytime, returning to the woods each evening . Now you know why the pheasant crossed the road!
We have lived in our house near Inverness for 4 years and there was a resident make pheasant already here
Hes still going strong, so he must be at least 5yrs. We call him Harry
We won't run off, you just have to keep your distance
We also have 4 females and another male (who we call Lurkeo)
Its like having hens but without the hassle
What a great area to be in, obviously they feel safe with your company.
I hope they stick around for many years to come.
I have Mr.P that visits twice a day and hangs about calling me ... He also hums to me ,think he sees me as his mate . He goes to the field during the day and I haven't found out where he roosts but he's back in the morning for sunflower seeds from me and mealworms ...he came 2days after I lost my pet chicken ,I believe she sent him to cheer me up ...which he does 🥰
I love the history of pheasants. We used to have many different types here . But only the ring necked type made it .
I love pheasants. Here in Holland we often see them and we take a sighting of a pheasant as a good omen for our trip. Fortunately hunting in Holland is not permitted so all the pheasants we see are wild.
I so love them. I feed them in my garden all year and I dont shoot them.
I have one who are always talking to me and he have been living in my garden for 6 year.
They are beautiful.
Thanks so much for the video.
I was in the US Air Force in Suffolk back in 1980-82.
They told us that if we hit a pheasant with our car it was illegal to stop and pick it up.
But it wasn't illegal for the car behind us to stop.
We ate pheasant with some regularity when we'd go driving in groups.
I don't know what cars are like in England now but back then a pheasant could do a lot of damage.
Thank you for the information. I live in a rural area Connecticut, USA. Pheasants roam my land and I was sad to see a pile of male pheasant feathers out in the field yesterday. Obviously, a coyote, bobcat or eagle got him. I was curious about if they mated for life as I've also seen at least one female around - it's the perfect landscape for them with long grass fields, old orchards, brush, woods, bogs, and plentiful streams. Pheasants are so beautiful but they don't seem very smart. Thank you for enlightening me about these beautiful birds.
Really love watching your videos you do a wonderful job so interesting and so educational. It’s really good to know someone like you who has such an appreciation of the wonders of nature
Thank you Peter. I'm glad you enjoy my videos and passion!
Thanks mate. Very informative. I learned something new after spotted this beautiful bird in the countryside.
Thank you! Glad the video was helpful!
Thank You, To A Shot of Wildlife. For that Great explanation of the Tidbits about Pheasants. Although it's been Year's Ago, that I Hunted them Very often. I still really enjoy seeing & Hearing them. In the past they were My favorite Upland Game Bird to Hunt. Thier sudden Bursts of Highly Explosive Energy upon leaving Cover. Use too just fill me with Adrenaline too no End. Man did I Love & Crave that Excitement, too the Point I would get a Nagging, Sensation or Itch on My Neck? Just before they would Flush 🕊️🕊️ & Take Off. They are just awesome amazing Game Bird's, that are also Great Eating Fare as well. Thank You Again.
Cheers Robert!
They are lovely to look at and to see on wing. My favourite since seeing one in the 70's has been the Lady Amherst although they are all very beautiful.
Yes, lady Amherst and Golden Pheasants are both beautiful birds. I am working my way through the birds you can see in Britain and although they are here in tiny numbers, I dont know if I will ever get round to them. Cheers!
They are incredibly cute which is all I need to know especially the babies 😭 they are so small and chirpy and when you have them as pets the babies are like no come back! "Runs to shelter in the hand"
I'm from Oregon, on the USA's west coast. Pheasants were brought to Oregon from Shanghai in the 1880s. Grain ships would load up in Portland and head to Asia. An enterprising Portlander who'd been a missionary in China contracted with a sea captain to bring back a dozen pheasants. When he returned with the birds they were released near Eugene in the Willamette Valley. The climate is ideal for pheasants. Where I grew up there were lots of them. Thanks for this great video. Interesting that Britain had contact with China that early. We can thank Ghengis Khan I suspect.
I am breeding pheasants at home NOT for food but for hobby. I am doing everything to make pheasants happy and satisfycation. I really love them as pets. In our forest aren't pheasants because of lots of predators. When I am sad they are trying to make me happy☺️
Excellent video as always mate.
Cheers, thank you very much!
Good info and accurate except pheasants can indeed have multiple successful hatches. With good spring moisture we see many having 2-3 hatches which we call double and triple hatches. I hunt pheasants here in America from California to Kansas and look forward to the fall. A Beautiful, Smart, Challenging and a Very Tasty Bird.
Thanks. I think I used info for the UK rather than the US for that part of the video, here the weather wouldnt be warm enough for long enough for them to breed two or three times.
Lovely bird, and I see them occasionally around the countryside here in NewZealand.
Excellent stuff! Well presented. Thank you.
I didn't realize they weren't native to North America. We used to see them all over when I was a kid in the '50s and '60s. They were hunted out so now it is extremely rare to see one.
Yes, in my area of upstate New York, also. So sad!!
Any pheasants you saw in those areas were transplanted there. If you want to see more pheasants come to central US, plenty here if we have a good spring hatch with favorable weather conditions. Hunting takes a few, habitat is crucial.
Very nice. My dogs slept during the video but hopped up and listened to the pheasant's call.
I was trying to figure out from your introduction whether your reluctance over the subject matter was (1) to do with whether the species is native or not (2) the fact that they are captive bred (plenty of conservationists have been against captive breeding, see the case of the California Condor) or (3) that they are a quarry species. I think it's good you did the video, without slamming hunting.
I think k it is a mixture of all 3 really. I eat meat so I would be a hypocrite if I was opposed to hunting for food... but hunting for pleasure isn't my cup of tea. I doubt it takes any more skill to shoot a slow flying pheasant than it does them discs that can be launched for shooting.
@@AShotOfWildlife Clay pigeons, you mean. Hmmm, slow-flying pheasants? Not the compound adjectives I would use to describe the pheasant in flight. I have spoken to many hunters from many disciplines, and indeed my own channel is dedicated to analysing their skills. Have you come across Steven Rinella's work?
@The Practical Animal yes, I mean clay pigeons. Why should an animal die for 5 seconds of fun. Hunt for food, not for fun. We aren't savages.
One of the most beautiful game birds i hunted them when I was a juvenile hunter loved them then and now great video thanks
I am 62 years old I saw meany Ring Necked Pheasants in South West MI for the first 35 years of my life.. Rarely see them anymore.. Coyotes have made a come back.. Raccoons are way overpopulated as are Opossums..
Tukey's have been re-introduced in my area and I do see a few Turkeys around now ..
I sure did. Thank you .
Thank you!
Many thanks Liam for the usual excellent content. I’m no shooting fan, and some of the local gardeners find them to be a pain, but the offshoot is that we have a huge amount of red kites and buzzards as a result. A real pleasure to see them flying 40 feet above our house!
I eat meat so I have no issue with shooting things to eat them, but doing so for fun isnt really my cup of tea... I dont see much skill difference in shooting a pheasant than shooting a disc, and that way nothing gets killed...
But yes, pros and cons to there being a ready supply of carrion and easy prey.
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Well said Liam. Looks like we’re singing from the same hymn book.🌞
So how do pheasants affect whether there are kites? Sorry to ask. I am a bit of a townie.
We have less buzzards, because the local pheasant keeper doesn't like them killing his chicks. I have reported, but without a body it can't be proved it's him. I search, believe me, but he has dogs for that
@Tamar Harris: Yes. For our local Red Tail hawks and falcon the pheasant would be easy pickings. Coyotes will sniff them out too. And then of course domestic cats, skunks, opossum, fox (as a group) way outnumber the pheasant population and all find the nest eggs to be a supreme meal.
Last year I moved onto a previously-unoccupied, remote ranch in Powder River County. One RNP I named Phineas had already claimed the territory and continued to squawk his claims; constantly seen in distance and the usual bursting away if we crossed paths. I set up a feeding station for him (and phriends) over the last tough winter. Saw me as a harmless dispenser to tolerate me from 50... then 30 yards as I toss food out then retreat away. Now just this week a routine was established where he'll stand outside the yard fence directly across from the usually open front door/window, squawk/beat wings then watch me throw out the good stuff. Will stop and trot over at my voice now ... if I'm still or sitting will get within 10 yards but not quite to handout stage.
There are at least 3 others in area; hear their roosterlike calls widely separated. It's a pretty nice creek valley w/lots of fields, marshland and brush so perfect (I almost have to stand out there to keep the hunters away). I may be dealing with more than one as "Phineas" tho it's pretty obvious as the "strange" ones will instantly burst away. One video footage I noticed one that crossed through the yard was a variant missing the white ring. Pretty trippy birds but may have made a mistake as today there were 4 rounds of Feed Me that the pheasants ran like clockwork.
We're lucky here in our wee Farmhouse on the east coast of Scotland We actively feed the local bird population which includes at least 3 males (we can tell by the different rings or lack of round their necks) & at one feeding early in March we were getting put 6 females who at the moment are bit scarce as no doubt they are on their nests. We also have 4 Ferral Pigeons, several Yellow Hammers, Finches, sparrows, and at least 2 Blackbird males & their females. Wren, Robins, & the other day we had a Woodpecker (Didn't see it long enough for identification.) We've also had Magpies & 4 crows. We have a strip of woods at the side & back of the house & in the Royal Marine Base Condor where there is also a herd of Deer that we often see roaming around the fence between us & the base. We also keep a cat a have had several Siberians over the 6+ years we've been here.
When I was a boy I loved reading a short, humorous book on English history titled "1066 and All That". One of the running jokes throughout the book was that "peasants" was written as "pheasants" and vice versa.
Love these magnificent birds = How can anybody kill such BEAUTY 😢
Hi this is the first time in me leaving a post , could I just say thank you, you gave me the inspiration to create my own you tube channel on nature and wildlife, I love all animals domestic or wild and I have learned a lot watching your videos , 😀👍
Cheers John. I'm glad my videos have helped you and wish you luck with your channel!
Thanks for posting this video. Unfortunately you missed out the call a cock bird makes in spring at breeding time when they stand on their tiptoes, call out and then drum their wings. A delight to hear. I love watching all your videos. A lot of shooting people are also nature lovers.
I enjoy pheasant and bird hunting very much.
I had good laugh some years back at the Bloomsburg fair, right next to the stand for get rid of non native invasive species, mostly plants was the stand for save or bring back to PA the ring neck pheasant
I work with non-native species as my 9-5 (again, usually plants) but often I attend events where rabbits are promoted as a keystone species which is conflicting to me, they are officially non-native but the habitats they create are very important to native species.
@@AShotOfWildlife I never knew rabbits were non native, I guess it's good we have all those non native cats running loose to them in check ,😜 speaking of non native that are beneficial there's a lot of talk about multi floral rose and it should be get rid of were ever found I find it only grows on the edge of the forest or somewhere that the light brake through and once the light is gone it dies but while it's there it makes fruit with high vitamin c which I eat often , however when I go to the earth day fair and they show all the invasive species that could be in your yard and what not to put in your yard they keep forgetting about the hummingbird vine or trumpet creeper , I had this in my yard and it was more invasive than the Japanese bamboo it took 7 years to get rid of it
Great as usual, love these videos.
Yes , just found your channel because of pheasants and i whant to know more of yhem .
Thankyou .
I sm in the states , this bird use to be very commen .
Thank you so much and welcome to the channel! I hope you have found lots of videos that you enjoy here.