Hello All,
This afternoon while riding/driving up the west face of Jasper Mountain in
eastern Walla Walla County a pheasant ventured out onto the gravel road. It
seemed odd to see a pheasant of any species at this location. So stopping,
we scrutinized this bird. It was not a Ring-necked Pheasant, but something
else. Given all the introduced gamebird species that WDF&W has attempted to
release over the years, I would not be surprised to even see an Ostrich.
However this pheasant was an unknown to me. So I took three photos and upon
returning home sent one off to Ken Knittle who IDed this bird as a female
Reeve's Pheasant. So check out all those pheasants, you never know!
Later Mike
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Mike & MerryLynn Denny
1354 S. E. Central Ave.
College Place, WA 99324
509.529.0080 (h)

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN BIRDING, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED!
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