Bird Watching: Daily Pics Vol 242, 1 by Dinu

Dinu wrote:
Thanks dellrose. Since I don't go out much to where the birds are found much, I have to depend on what comes in to my garden when I'm free with camera in hand waiting for these visitors. So that narrows down the variety and frequency.

Yesterday was one such. A Crow pheasant spent some 10 minutes near the window and for the first time, I was shooting it from less than 10 feet. It must be a youngster. There are bigger ones with longer beaks. I judge by the size of that and its relative boldness to fly down on the ground beneath the window - I was there with camera and still as a statue! It is a very shy bird by nature and very hard to shoot from that close a range. It first sat on the shrub and looked here and there and took a long time to confirm things are safe to get down.