Pheasant

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From: Animals.net:

The Pheasant comprises a large group of birds in the Phasianidae family. Their closest relatives are the partridge, quail, grouse, turkey, and more. Within the family, these birds make up the entire subfamily Phasianinae. Researchers recognize at least 39 different species of these birds, including the Common Pheasant, Golden Pheasant, Argus, and more.

Description of the Pheasant

Many species of these birds are brightly colored, with iridescent plumage, or feathers. Their coloration varies from grey, brown, tan, white, and black, to red, yellow, green, blue, and more. The males are usually more brightly colored than the females. Most of these birds are relatively large and have long tails. They usually measure between one and three feet long, including their tails, and weigh between one and five pounds.

Interesting Facts About the Pheasant

There are so many different species of these birds that it’s difficult to pick just a few unique traits. Learn more about some specific species and what makes them unique below.

Common Pheasant – The Common Pheasant is, well, common. They live throughout much of the northern hemisphere, including North America and Eurasia. However, their natural range is much smaller. Commons actually hail from several regions in Asia. Humans introduced them into North America and Europe so that they could hunt them.

Green Pheasant – This species is a close relative of the Common. They are so named because males have iridescent green feathers on their bodies. This flashy bird has a bright red face and is easily recognizable. The Green is Japan’s national bird.

Lady Amherst’s Pheasant – As these birds go, Lady Amherst’s is uniquely colored. Males have black and white striped feathers running off their heads and down their tails. They also have shiny blue-green feathers on their bodies and wings, a yellow “saddle patch” above their tails, and splashes of red thrown in here and there.

Crested Fireback – The crested fireback has a plume of dark feathers that grow from the top of its bright blue head. The feathers on its back, directly above its tail, are dark red. Combined with its yellow tail, this coloration gives this species the appearance that its back is on fire.

Habitat of the Pheasant

This group of birds lives in a variety of different habitats. Different species have different habitat preferences, and some Pheasants inhabit just a few types of habitats while others live in nearly any. Some of the different ecosystems that they occupy include rainforests, scrubland, meadows, mountainous regions, forest edges, woodlands, and more. Depending on the species, some also live in more urban areas, like farms, pastures, and agricultural areas.

Distribution of the Pheasant

Each Pheasant has its own unique distribution. Some live across an incredibly wide range, while others only inhabit a small region. Still others originally lived in a smaller area, but humans introduced them to different places. Most of these birds naturally range through various parts of Asia, but humans have spread different species to North America, Europe, Australia, and more. Some people also keep certain species on farms or in zoos.

Diet of the Pheasant

Most Pheasants are omnivores, which means that they eat both plants and animals. However, each species’ diet varies slightly. Some species eat mostly seeds and fruits while others feed more heavily on insects and invertebrates. A few of the different plant parts that they eat include berries, seeds, nuts, fruits, roots, bulbs, grains, shoots, and more. They also hunt for many different types of insects and invertebrates, like grasshoppers, spiders, worms, insect larvae, snails, caterpillars, and more.

Pheasant and Human Interaction

Though human impact and interaction varies from species to species, many of these birds are popular gamebirds. This means that people like to hunt them for their meat and feathers. In fact, this is why people introduced several species across the world. In their natural ranges, people have driven some Pheasants towards potential extinction. The threats that people pose typically include habitat destruction, hunting, and egg collection.

Domestication

You can consider some species of these birds to be semi-domesticated. People do farm and breed several species, and the Common species is particularly popular for this purpose. Farm-bred birds come in a variety of different colors.

Does the Pheasant Make a Good Pet

Some Pheasants do make good pets, but only for the right type of home. If you live on a farm, you could own one as a pet if you’d like. However, it is important to know that only some species are legal to own as pets, and it is only legal to keep gamebirds in certain areas.

Pheasant Care

In zoos and on farms, these birds need large enclosures with secure fencing to protect them from predators. They primarily walk on the ground, but they can fly, so their enclosures should provide space for them to fly safely if frightened. Pheasants do particularly well in aviary-style enclosures with plenty of space and shrubbery for them to hide in. Zookeepers and farmers vary their diet based on the species, but most of these birds eat a combination of seeds, insects, and pelleted insectivore feed.

SOURCE: ANIMALS.NET

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    Criticism of the program also prompted BBC director general Tim Davie and head of news Deborah Turness to resign.”

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  6. “Truth at the Speed of War”

    Michael T. Flynn LTG USA (RET), Nov 14, 2025

    “America stands at a crossroads. The greatest crisis we face is neither foreign invasion nor financial ruin nor even the factional strife that now masquerades as governance. The gravest danger before us is trust, that “main pillar in the edifice of your real independence, the support of your tranquility at home, your peace abroad,” as Madison warned in Federalist Number Forty-Nine.

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    There was a conspiracy to subvert the elections of 2016 and 2020, and to interrupt the peaceful succession of authority itself. It was a design as perilous as the cabals against the Electoral College that the Federalist writers labored to prevent. I was among the first targeted for destruction because I threatened the architecture of their scheme. That is no conjecture; it is confirmed by public records and sworn testimony, precisely the “multiplicity of documents” Publius insisted a free people demand of their magistrates.

    The only citizens who arrived in Washington on the sixth of January with a deliberate plan were those inside the government, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the intelligence agencies, and the political officers who resolved that Donald J. Trump would not be permitted to hold the presidential chair. It was the very embodiment of the “violent factions” Madison described in Federalist Number Ten, now armed not with muskets but with badges, warrants, and federal authority.

    Hundreds of undercover agents do not assemble in the capital disguised as ordinary citizens without forethought, coordination, and command. No standing force mobilizes without leadership, logistics, and intent. The bomber who planted the January sixth devices could be identified by sunrise if the will existed.

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    This is not incompetence. It is deliberate resolve. It is the quiet, methodical usurpation of public trust, the very path to tyranny the Federalist writers warned was most certain.

    Independent media now outpace the ability of the government to suppress them. Power fears sunlight because sunlight reveals corruption. Power fears pressure because pressure demands accountability. But most of all, power fears an awakened people. For as Publius taught, the ultimate security against oppression lies in the vigilance of the people themselves.

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    If those entrusted with surrounding President Trump falter in the speed and resolve he requires, let them understand this clearly. The people will advance without them. For Publius was right, the power of the sword must remain not with the few but with the many.

    Truth marches forward whether they permit it or not.”

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  8. Just The News: “President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan on Friday rebuked the United States’ Conference of Bishops’ condemnation of the administration’s mass deportations, stating the Catholic Church’s stance was “wrong.” 

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  16. Excellent Lines

    Why don’t they make stuff like this anymore. I know – cost.

    Blond-Crested Woodpecker

    Get in – we’re going for honey!

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  17. Extraordinary Entrance

    Very fast even at rest

    Woman in Plant City woke up to this 9-footer making noise in her lanai at 2:30 AM.

    This is Caesar the crocodile monitor at Jurassic Ark Encounters, and living proof that dinosaurs are not extinct.

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  19. “WAKE UP AMERICA! Face the Facts America—We are in the midst of a very serious and very dangerous COLOR REVOLUTION.”

    Michael T. Flynn LTG USA (RET), Nov 15, 2025

    “Whenever you hear anyone say, “We must save our democracy”, that is their signal to others that they want to destroy our republic. And trust that they are intent on doing so. Along with destroying our republic is the removal of those mainstay American values of life, liberty, and the pursuit of economic prosperity, along with the sanctity of human happiness.

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    What is a Color Revolution?

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    There are many inside of our government I have been warning about (quietly initially) and now very publicly that want to see the American way of life completely change. How?

    1. Seize power (through rigged elections).
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    That’s what the radical leaders on the left want. Their application of useful idiots inside government and on the streets of America is very well thought out. It is part of a larger strategy.

    WAKE UP AMERICA!“

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