{"id":39264,"date":"2016-05-04T04:35:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T10:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=39264"},"modified":"2016-05-04T04:35:32","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T10:35:32","slug":"ring-necked-pheasant-coming-down-off-a-fence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2016\/05\/04\/ring-necked-pheasant-coming-down-off-a-fence\/","title":{"rendered":"Ring-necked Pheasant Coming Down Off A Fence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Something just a little bit different this morning.<\/p>\n

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\"ring-necked<\/p>\n

1\/2000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

I photographed this male Ring-necked Pheasant yesterday morning in a fairly remote area of Box Elder County, Utah. It’s a busy and cluttered setting but I had a\u00a0nice look at the bird in good light so I trained my lens on him as he walked the wooden rail from\u00a0right to left\u00a0and waited to see if anything interesting developed.<\/p>\n

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\"ring-necked<\/p>\n

1\/1600, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

Soon it became\u00a0obvious that the bird was about to vacate the fence. Here\u00a0he’s apparently trying to pick out a landing spot directly below him.<\/p>\n

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\"ring-necked<\/p>\n

1\/1250, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

He\u00a0pushed off…<\/p>\n

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\"ring-necked<\/p>\n

1\/1250, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/p>\n

and barely opened\u00a0his wings prior to landing below the fence. The next image is less interesting (so I didn’t include it)\u00a0but it does show the pheasant’s wings extended further than this.<\/p>\n

A couple\u00a0of these images aren’t quite as sharp as I’d like and there’s infinite clutter in the background but I enjoy the action and I always appreciate the spectacular colors of the male Ring-necked Pheasant.<\/p>\n

Populations of pheasants and Chukars in the area seem higher than usual this spring. Last year’s breeding season must have been a good one for upland game birds in Box Elder County and I suspect our wet spring may have contributed to that success.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Something just a little bit different this morning.<\/p>\n

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