Identify crazy parrot in my garden!

[Chimune]

This just took a stroll through my garden. What on earth is it???

[mini me]

Looks like a pheasant with a wrap.

[Chimune]

There are loads of pheasants in that field. This is defo not one of them!

[Fun Bus]

Looks like it could be a Male golden pheasant.

[moorx]

Golden pheasant

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlif...

[mini me]

Maybe just a bit embarrassed? Does look pheasant shaped though eh. I shall send your pic to my mum. She likes a bird identification challenge.

[mini me]

Wow! There you go then. Are they very common. I’ve never seen one in my life before. And I come from pheasant country.

[Chimune]

Wow - yup male golden pheasant!!! Well done people. Never seen one before. V exotic!

[Chimune]

Yeh pheasants are ten a penny round here but never seen anything like that.

Rspb site says there are 50 to 100 breeding pairs and the map shows them all down south. I'm in Northumberland.
Must be a pet perhaps *Shrug*

[Butter Face]

That’s pretty awesome!!

[mini me]

Throw some seed down and it could become your pet?

[Uncle John]

Wow! Never knew they existed. Magnificent bird.

[Wiccan of Darkness]

Yuppers. Male Golden Pheasant.



Loads of pheasants round my way, and there's a few of these about. Pheasants come in a plethora of nice pretty colours. They taste good too, which makes up for the cost of replacing front spoilers....