This female ring-necked pheasant pays regular visits to a local bird feeder.
Feeder pheasant
Many of us think of the ring-necked pheasant as a regional native. But this popular game bird is actually an Asian import that has adapted successfully to many areas of the United States. Except for most of the southeast, parts of the southwest and the far north, Phasianus colchicus has become part of our nation’s wildlife community.
