Ring-Necked Pheasant

Got bits of rain and thunder tonight, and a tiny bit of lightening.  It was hot this morning, and sunny.  On my way to visit Dad, I saw a male ring-necked pheasant walking briskly in the grass next to the road.  He was quite striking with especially vibrant colors and his tail held jauntily at an angle.  I was startled to see him.  We have plenty of birds and other wildlife here.  There are all kinds of visitors to the bird feeders, parks, woods, lakes and rivers.  Once I even saw a female bufflehead in the Mohawk-- definitely an incidental.  I've seen gray and red foxes, woodchuck, possum, raccoons, deer all within the city limits.  But the ring-neck was unexpected.  And quite a delight!

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