There's a pheasant in this picture, I assure you.
See it? (Click on the picture for a larger image if you don't.)
This is my first pheasant spotting of the year. He even put on a little display, beating his wings and belting out a classic pheasant squawk. Maybe squawk isn't the right word to describe a pheasant call. Anyway, the people over at BirdListening.com have a recording of a Japanese pheasant on their site, which you can listen to by clicking here.
I'm glad these guys are back. Not that they migrate or anything; you just never see them during the winter months.

