Pheasants is a piece of digital artwork by Donna Kennedy which was uploaded on January 12th, 2024.
Pheasants
Ring-necked Pheasants-AI+digital artwork by Donna Kennedy-edited in PS and Topaz Studio-
Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) stride... more
Title
Pheasants
Artist
Donna Kennedy
Medium
Digital Art - Mixed Media
Description
Ring-necked Pheasants-AI+digital artwork by Donna Kennedy-edited in PS and Topaz Studio-
Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) stride across open fields and weedy roadsides in the U.S. and southern Canada. Males sport iridescent copper-and-gold plumage, a red face, and a crisp white collar; their rooster-like crowing can be heard from up to a mile away. The brown females blend in with their field habitat. Introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the 1880s, pheasants quickly became one of North America’s most popular upland game birds. Watch for them along roads or bursting into flight from brushy cover. Pheasants, along with most members of the grouse family, have specialized, powerful breast muscles—the “white meat” that you find on a chicken. These muscles deliver bursts of power that allow the birds to escape trouble in a hurry, flushing nearly vertically into the air and reaching speeds of nearly 40 miles per hour. While the birds normally don’t cover more than about 600 feet at a time, strong winds can extend their flights considerably. Observers in 1941 reported seeing a pheasant fly a record four miles while crossing a body of water.
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-A Woman's Touch
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Uploaded
January 12th, 2024
