about 20 china pheasants out my window - happy new year

[paul wheaton]

Happy new years!   I thought that instead of one of my regular videos,
it would just be nice to show off some footage of pheasants.  All of
this is taken from my window where my computer is.

There are about two dozen that cruise across the wheat stubble every
day.  And, yes, a few deer too.   Once in a long while, they come a
little closer and I take a picture or two.  Or some video.  Lookit me!
I'm a crappy nature photographer!

My friend, Jimmy Pardo, sent me this music a while back to use as
background in my videos.  I think the song itself is quite nice.  So,
this time I'm keeping my pie hole shut and letting the video focus on
the pheasants and the music.

I'm a few miles south of missoula, montana.    So this is for all of
those folks that tell me "I wished I lived in missoula - or anywhere
in montana".  This is my way of saying "neener neener, I live in
missoula and you don't" Smiley .

When I was a kid, I was taught that these are "china pheasants".  If
there is a more appropriate name for them, I don't want to know.

http://www.youtube.com/paulwheaton12#p/u/0/x4HD-M-uUnk

as always, please forward to folks that might be interested in this
sort of thing.

[StinkerBell]

I enjoyed the video and the music. Thanks!

[RIjake]

Cool vid, yeah we know 'em as ringneck pheasant.  They were introduced to North America from China.

[Windpower]

Thanks

we always called them ringnecks too

been a long time since I have seen that many in one place down here in IL --back in the 60's


brings back some very nice memories

[peternap]

Nice video!
Been years since I saw one in the fields. They never really took hold here.
Beautiful birds...and good eating!

[gandalfthegrey]

They always turn some loose near the sanctuary (1 mile north of my house) for hunting season.  A mating pair moved into my back yard (set up as a natural landscape for other birds and a few hundred lizards.  Flikers return each year as do doves hawks crows etc ... not bad for  a 3/4 acre lot.