Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) displaying, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Andy Rouse / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male displaying at dusk, UK March

Peter Cairns / 2020VISION / Female Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) portrait Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, April.

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male amongst Bluebell flowers, UK, April

Edwin Giesbers / Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) on grassland. The Netherlands.

Alex Hyde / Close up of feathers of cock Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus).

Alex Hyde / Close up of feathers of cock Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus).

Stephen Dalton / Close up of feathers of the Cock pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) UK

Stephen Dalton / Close up of feathers of the Cock pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) UK

Colin Varndell / Male Common pheasant ( Phasianus colchicus) in meadow full of buttercups, Dorset, UK, June

Stephen Dalton / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male on garden bird feeder in the snow, Winter, UK

Patricio Robles Gil / Rear view of male Himalayan monal pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus) on rock, Sagarmatha National Park, Himalayas, Nepal, December

LYNN M. STONE / Domestic dog, German short-haired pointer retrieving a dead male Ring-necked pheasant, Connecticut, USA

David Tipling / Two cock Pheasant {Phasianus colchius} in stubble field, Norfolk, UK, January

Andrew Parkinson / Male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) whirring its wings after crowing, Norfolk, UK, May

Andrew Parkinson / Male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) portrait during the breeding season, Derbyshire, UK, January

Nick Garbutt / Close up of feathers of Male Malayan peacock pheasant (Polyplectron malacense) from primary lowland rainforest areas of Malaysia, Vulnerable species. Captive, Jurong Bird Park, Singapore..

Gary Smith / Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus} males fighting over territory, Norfolk, UK.

Colin Varndell / Male Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus} UK.

Colin Seddon / Red fox carries dead pheasant in mouth {Vulpes vulpes} Devon, UK

Xi Zhinong / Blood pheasant {Ithaginis cruentus} Qinling Mt, Shaanxi province, China

Niall Benvie / Close-up of plumage of male pheasant.

Mike Wilkes / Pheasant cock calling, England

Colin Varndell / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) dominant male in breeding condition, Dorset, UK, April

Colin Varndell / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male in breeding condition, Dorset, UK, April

Ernie Janes / Yellow Labrador retrieving cock pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), during pheasant shoot Essex, November

Ernie Janes / Springer Spaniel retrieving shot common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) during pheasant shooting in stubble field, Essex, November

Ernie Janes / Black Labrador retrieving dead cock pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) during pheasant shooting, Essex, November

Ernie Janes / Springer Spaniel retrieving shot Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in stubble field, Essex, November

Ernie Janes / Black Labradors waiting to retrieve during pheasant shooting, Essex, November

Ernie Janes / Cocker Spaniel retrieving cock pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) during pheasant shooting, in drilled barley field, Essex, November

Ernie Janes / Dead shot pheasant and partridge (Phasianidae) hung up on trolley during shoot, Essex, November 2012

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Pheasant's eye (Adonis vernalis). Pencil and watercolor painting.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) adult male in woodland. Scotland, UK, March.

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in profile. Scotland, UK, March.

Floris van Breugel / Northern / Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus) attempts catching a wild Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) Klamath National Wildlife Refuge, California, USA, December

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male portrait, Norfolk, UK June

Donald M. Jones / Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male, National Bison Range, Moise, Montana

David Kjaer / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) cock, Wiltshire, UK, March.

Andy Rouse / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male alert portrait, UK, March

Andy Rouse / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male displaying Wales, UK March

Andy Rouse / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male displaying Wales, UK March

Andy Rouse / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male displaying Wales, UK March

Andy Rouse / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male flying in to females at dawn, UK March

Andy Rouse / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male flying in to females at dawn, UK March

Andy Rouse / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male flying in to females at dawn, UK March

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) two in flight, being driven on gameshoot, Essex, UK, October.

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) two in flight, being driven on gameshoot, Essex, UK, October.

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) female, roosting in oak tree (Quercus sp) UK, March.

Ernie Janes / Black labrador dog (Canis familiaris) retrieving cock pheasant on shoot, UK, October.

Erlend Haarberg / Female Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) flapping wings, Skane, Sweden, October

Colin Varndell / Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) female head portrait, Dorset, UK February.

Ernie Janes / Cocker spaniels and Labrador (Canis familiaris) retrieving on pheasant shoot with owner, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Yellow Labrador on lead retrieving on pheasant shoot, UK

Ernie Janes / Black Labrador dog (Canis familiaris) retrieving cock pheasant on shoot, UK

Ernie Janes / Cock pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) driven on shoot, UK

Ernie Janes / Hen Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) driven on shoot, UK

Ernie Janes / Black Labrador dogs (Canis familiaris) resting whilst on pheasant shoot, UK

Ernie Janes / Black Labrador dogs (Canis familiaris) walking with owners on pheasant shoot, UK

Brent Stephenson / Male Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) in portrait showing display plumage. Captive. Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, October.

Brent Stephenson / Male Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) in profile showing display plumage. Captive. Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, October.

Mike Read / Common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male in snow, Cranborne Chase, Dorset February

Markus Varesvuo / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) female portrait, Helsinki Finland October

Rod Williams / Male Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) head in profile. Captive. Endemic to China, south east Asia. UK, September.

Rod Williams / Male Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) head in profile, calling. Captive. Endemic to China, south east Asia. UK, September.

Rod Williams / Male Palawan Peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron emphanum). Captive. Endemic to Palawan Island (Philippines). Endangered. UK, January.

Steve Gettle / Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Ernie Janes / Two Pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) chicks, UK, June

Ernie Janes / Taxidermy shop with great variety of stuffed animals for sale including Common hare (Lepus europaeus), Europe

Ernie Janes / Sunset over winter farmland with Pheasant on frozen ground, Hanworth, Norfolk, UK, January 2010

Ernie Janes / Female Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) striding over grassland with tail feathers raised, UK

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male, portrait, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male and females feeding on farmland, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male, portrait, Norfolk, UK

Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male, portrait, Norfolk, UK

Paul Hobson / Sexton beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) on dead Pheasant (Phasianus sp), UK, July

Paul Hobson / Sexton beetle (Nicrophorus investigator) on dead Pheasant (Phasianus sp), UK, July

John Cancalosi / Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), an escaped captive bird living wild. Sonoran desert, Arizona, March.

John Cancalosi / Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), an escaped captive bird living wild. Sonoran desert, Arizona, March.

John Cancalosi / Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), an escaped captive bird living wild. Sonoran desert, Arizona, March.

Ernie Janes / Male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in dandelions. UK, April.

Colin Varndell / Close up of breast feathers of male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) UK, April

Colin Varndell / Close up of tail feather of male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) UK, April

Donald M. Jones / Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male, western Montana

Kevin Schafer / Golden Pheasant (Chrysolophus pictus) male, Tresco, Scilly Islands, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Colin Varndell / Male Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in breeding plumage. Dorset, UK, March.

Kevin Schafer / Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) in wetland habitat. Yala National Park, Sri Lanka.

Peter Cairns / Scottish Wildcat (Felis sylvestris) strung up on wire fence - shot close to pheasant shoot, Scotland, UK. STAGED IMAGE. December 2006

Peter Cairns / Scottish Wildcat (Felis sylvestris) strung up on wire fence - shot close to pheasant shoot, Scotland, UK, STAGED IMAGE, December 2006

Peter Cairns / Scottish Wildcat (Felis sylvestris) strung up on wire fence - shot close to pheasant shoot, Scotland, UK, STAGED IMAGE, December 2006

Peter Cairns / Scottish Wildcat (Felis sylvestris) strung up on wire fence - shot close to pheasant shoot, Scotland, UK, STAGED IMAGE, December 2006

Colin Varndell / Close-up of breast feathers of male Pheasant (Phasianus colshicus). Dorset, UK, April.

Colin Varndell / Male Pheasant (Phasianus cholchicus) in Snowdrops (Galanthus sp.). Dorset, UK, March.

Colin Varndell / Head of adult male Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in profile. Dorset, UK, March.

Edwin Giesbers / Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male on grassland. The Netherlands.