As far away as possible from hunting humans. They told me not to tell. I am an avid birder. I can count the times that I have seen pheasants and never their nest bowls. Smartly, they are rarely seen, nesting or otherwise. read more
Rarely, if ever, does a pheasant die of old age. In fact, the average life span is less than 1 year. The pheasant is a prey species and must face major sources of mortality beginning the day it is laid in the nest as an egg. read more
The common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is a bird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae). The genus name comes from Latin phasianus, "pheasant". The species name colchicus is Latin for "of Colchis" a country on the Black Sea where pheasants became known to Europeans. read more